This report by the commission on the future of multi ethnic britain describes and analyses the contemporary reality and suggests the way forward the commission was established by the runnymede trust and was composed of people with a long record of intellectual and political engagement with race related issues. 2000 report of the commission on the future of multi ethnic britain uk north american and continental european perspectives journal of ethnic and migration studies vol 26 no 4 pp 719 738. The report of the commission on the future of multi ethnic britain launched by the home secretary in 1997 it covers all aspects of britains multi ethnic future religion immigration crime educational policy housing racial violence the arts policing and prison policy. Commission on the future of multi ethnic britain in 1997 runnymede established a commission to consider the political and cultural implications of the changing diversity of british people it set up five taskforces to specialise in each of the following areas democratic institutions culture families employment and safety and justice. This is the report of the commission on the future of multi ethnic britain showing how society is changing and the policies that have to be put in place it was launched by the home secretary in 1997