Home Office appoints New Race Equality Adviser
6 February 2002

The Home Office today announced that Mark Carroll will be appointed as its new Race Equality Adviser. This will follow the retirement of Trevor Hall CBE, the current adviser, on 8th April. The appointment was made through open competition.

Mr Carroll, a Public Administration graduate, is currently Director and Consultant with Astar Management Consultants, a leading human resources consultancy. He has a significant background of work in developing black and ethnic minority organisations as well as providing consultancy advice at the most senior levels on diversity and race equality.

In 1990 he established the community organisation, Nottingham Black Initiative. He created the first East Midlands support and training scheme for Black people in Prison, and established the first training scheme for unemployed adults in the Asian and African-Caribbean communities to secure jobs in the social work and community work field.

He will be responsible for advising on the promotion, implementation and monitoring of race equality in Home Office policy and programmes. His role will earn him more than £50,000 per annum.

Home Secretary David Blunkett welcomed his appointment and said:
"The Home Office is engaged in a comprehensive reform agenda for delivering and promoting race equality in the UK. I am pleased to welcome Mark as part of the team. I believe his impressive track record will prove invaluable in helping us achieve race equality across the public sector in Britain."

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