Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement Oral Evidence Volume Contents Hardip Begol, Integration and Faith Division, Department for Communities and Local Government; Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration, Home Office; David Rossington, Director, Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Ann Gross, Director of Special Needs, Disadvantage and Character Policy, Department for Education – oral evidence (QQ 1-16) ................................................................................. 3 Dr Jill Rutter, Director of Strategy and Relationships, British Future; Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, former General Secretary, Muslim Council of Britain; and David Goodhart, Head of the Integration Hub at Policy Exchange – oral evidence (QQ 17-24) .......................................................................................... 29 Michael Sani, Chief Executive, Bite the Ballot; Ashok Viswanathan, Deputy Director, Operation Black Vote; Professor Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool; Matteo Bergamini, Founder and Director, Shout Out UK – oral evidence (QQ 25-34) .................................................................... 45 Dr Rania Marandos, Deputy Chief Executive, Step Up to Serve; Michael Lynas, Chief Executive, National Citizen Service Trust; and Matt Hyde, Chief Executive, The Scout Association – oral evidence (QQ 35-42) .................................... 60 Oliver Lee, Chief Executive, The Challenge; Dr Andrew Mycock, Reader in Politics, University of Huddersfield; Dr Sarah Mills, Loughborough University – oral evidence (QQ 43-50) ....................................................................... 79 Dr Avril Keating, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Social Science, UCL Institute of Education; Liz Moorse, Chief Executive, Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT); Tom Franklin, CEO, Citizenship Foundation; James Weinberg, University of Sheffield – oral evidence (QQ 51-60) ................................................... 17 Saskia Marsh, Adviser to the Citizens Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life (The Missing Muslims); Dr Therese O’Toole, University of Bristol; Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal, West Midlands Regional Prevent Lead for HE and FE – oral evidence (QQ 61-68) ............................................................................. 37 Dr Khursheed Wadia, Muslim Women’s Network UK; Nazir Afzal, Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North-West England; and Dr Line Nyhagen, Loughborough University – oral evidence (QQ 69-78) ..................................................... 52 Sean Harford, National Director for Education, Ofsted; Scott Harrison, Former Ofsted Specialist Adviser for Citizenship; Ryan Mason, Assistant Head Teacher, Addey and Stanhope School, Lewisham – oral evidence (QQ 79-87) ............ 70 Philip Connolly, Policy and Development Manager, Disability Rights UK; Fazilet Hadi, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Advocacy, RNIB; Angela Kitching, 1 Hardip Begol, Integration and Faith Division, Department for Communities and Local Government; Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration, Home Office; David Rossington, Director, Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Head of External Affairs, Age UK; Dan Jones, Director of Innovation and Change, Centre for Ageing Better – oral evidence (QQ 88-95) ................................. 84 Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, NCVO; Neil Jameson, Citizens UK; Matthew Bolton, Civil Society Futures – oral evidence (QQ 96-103) ........... 104 Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive, Big Lottery Fund; Sir John Low, Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation; Patrick Murray, Head of Policy and External Affairs, New Philanthropy Capital – oral evidence (QQ 104-113) ................ 121 Fiona Wilson, Head of Research, USDAW; Katerina Rudiger, Chief Community Officer, CIPD – oral evidence (QQ 114-121) ........................................... 138 Rt Rev Richard Atkinson, Inter Faith Network – oral evidence (QQ 122-128) ......................................................................................................... 154 Lord Phillips of Sudbury – oral evidence (QQ 129-132) ............................ 164 Dr Henry Tam; Councillor Saima Ashraf, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; Stuart Dunne, Deputy Chief Executive, Youth Focus North-West – oral evidence (QQ 133-140) ................................................................. 172 Mira Turnsek, German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth – oral evidence (QQ 141-148) .................................... 191 Dame Louise Casey – oral evidence (QQ 149-152) .................................. 202 Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis; His Eminence Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster – oral evidence (QQ 163-171) ........................................ 225 Dr Maria Sobolewska, University of Manchester; Dr Leah Bassel, University of Leicester; Matthew Ryder, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Greater London Authority – oral evidence (QQ 172-177) ........................................................................................... 239 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government; Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards and Minister for Equalities; Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Immigration, Home Office – oral evidence (QQ 178-192) ............................................ 257 2 Hardip Begol, Integration and Faith Division, Department for Communities and Local Government; Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration, Home Office; David Rossington, Director, Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Hardip Begol, Integration and Faith Division, Department for Communities and Local Government; Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration, Home Office; David Rossington, Director, Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Ann Gross, Director of Special Needs, Disadvantage and Character Policy, Department for Education – oral evidence (QQ 1-16) Wednesday 6 September 2017 10.45 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (The Chairman); Baroness Barker; Lord Blunkett; Lord Harries of Pentregarth; Baroness Lister of Burtersett; Baroness Morris of Yardley; Baroness Newlove; Baroness Pitkeathley; Baroness Redfern; Lord Rowe-Beddoe; Baroness Stedman-Scott; Lord Verjee. Evidence Session No. 1 Heard in Public Questions 1 - 16 3 Hardip Begol, Integration and Faith Division, Department for Communities and Local Government; Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration, Home Office; David Rossington, Director, Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Examination of Witnesses Hardip Begol, Paul Morrison, David Rossington and Ann Gross. Q1 The Chairman: Thank you very much for coming today. Welcome to our first evidence session. I have to read the formal bit to you; the police caution, so to speak. A list of the interests of Members relevant to the inquiry has been sent to you and it is available. Since this is the first public meeting of the Committee, we shall go around the room and declare our interests before we start speaking or questioning you. The session is open to the public. It is broadcast live and is subsequently accessible via the parliamentary website. A verbatim transcript will be taken of the evidence and will be put on the parliamentary website. A few days after the session, you will be sent a copy of the transcript to check for accuracy. It would be helpful if you could advise us of any corrections as quickly as possible. After the evidence session, if you wish to clarify or amplify any points made during your evidence or have additional points that you feel should be made, you are welcome to submit supplementary evidence to us then. Would you like to introduce yourselves so we know what you are about? Secondly, if you wish to say a few introductory words as background, that might also be helpful for the Committee. Shall we start from left to right? Ann Gross: My name is Ann Gross. I am a director in the Department for Education where I am responsible for policy on life skills, which includes the citizenship area, policies for disadvantaged pupils and special educational needs and disability. David Rossington: My name is David Rossington. I am director of the Office for Civil Society, which is part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and deals with encouraging a healthy civil society in this country. I have been in my post for a relatively short time, a couple of months. Hardip Begol: I am Hardip Begol. I am the new director for integration and communities at the Department for Communities and Local Government. I have been in my post for an even shorter period than David. I am responsible for integration, communities policy, race, equality and faith engagement. Paul Morrison: I am Paul Morrison. I am the director of resettlement, asylum support and integration in UK Visas and Immigration, which is part of the Home Office. My areas of responsibility relate to the range of support that we give to newcomers, particularly those