Useful websites

Interfaith (external website)

Information on the Wales interfaith network including activities and contacts.

Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo) (external website)
The Institute is a partnership between academic, statutory and non governmental bodies and provides information on the background of community cohesion, best practice, research and toolkits. 

IDeA (Improvement and Development Agency) (external website)
The IDeA works for local government improvement so councils can serve people and places better. The website provides best practice and toolkits.

Communities and Local Government (CLG) (external website)
Communities and Local Government have responsibility for all race equality and community cohesion related issues in England.

Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) (external website)
The IPPR seeks to promote social justice, democratic participation, and economic and environmental sustainability in government policy and have a research team dedicated to Migration, Equalities and Citizenship research.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) (external website)
Social policy research and development charity. JFR research programme includes Immigration and Inclusion.

Home Office Research, Development and Statistics (RDS) (external website)
Research and statistics from the Home Office on crime, policing, justice, immigration, drugs and race equality.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (external website)
The Commission is a statutory body established under the Equality Act 2006. It champions equality and human rights for all.

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) (external website)
The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit is part of CLG and takes forward community cohesion work through their Neighbourhood Renewal Policies and Programmes.

Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) (external website)
The Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) is an inter-disciplinary Research Centre based at Swansea University.

The Interfaith Network for the UK (external website)
The Inter Faith Network for the UK promotes good relations between people of different faiths in the UK

UK Evaluation Society (UKES) (external website)
UKES promotes and improves the theory, practice, understanding and utilisation of evaluation and it's contribution to public knowledge.

Welsh Local Government Association (external website)
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) represents the interests of local authorities in Wales. The website has Equalities and Social Justice publications section.

Wales Strategic Migration Partnership (external website)
The Partnership plays a lead role working with a range of partners from the statutory, voluntary and community sector in the development of strategic policies and initiatives on asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Wales.

Borders and Immigration Agency (external website)
The Border and Immigration Agency is an executive agency of the Home Office responsible for controlling our borders and managing immigration in the UK.

Wrexham County Borough Council (external website)
Wrexham County Borough Council provides information on One Wrexham, a new initiative being led by the Council to promote good relationships between everyone who resides or works in the County Borough.

Local Government Data Unit (external website)
The Local Government Data Unit aims to meet the data needs of local and central government in Wales by ensuring that they are better informed about the characteristics of the services and activities of local authorities and of the environment in which they operate.

Office for National Statistics (external website)
Provides data on economy, population and society at national and local level.

Muslim Council for Wales (external website)
An umbrella organisation of mosques, Muslim associations and institutions; information about their objectives, activities, news, and publications.

The FAN Groups (external website)
Neighbourhood groups to promote community cohesion and to help people integrate.