Consultancy

Public Speaking

Mr Lee Jasper former Policy Director to the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone responsible for Policing and Equalities has a unique insight and grasp of the pragmatic difficulties of managing a complex multicultural urban city landscape. With over 25 years experience of delivering a broad range of successful policy initiatives he brings a unique, dynamic and at times controversial perspective to tackling those major challenges facing modern urban cities.

In post at the time of the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London he brings a grounded and experiential perspective in seeking to tackle terrorism and community cohesion. Lee Jasper was key to ensuring a measured and effective policing response that sough to balance security and community relations concerns.

He has spoken in most modern European and American cities on the issues he is passionate about and is regarded as having had remarkable success in relation to the delivery of both policing community safety and equalities policies in London. He is one of Britain’s foremost experts on Police and Community Relations. Lee ensured that London gained an international reputation for the prioritisation and delivery of equality outcomes. He is unique in having led the Greater London Authority in the attainment of Level 5 of the Local Government Equality Standard the only regional government body to do so and one of only three local authorities to achieve this standard. His ground breaking Equality and budget process successfully aligned public sector spending with equalities objectives and brought equalities into the heart of the mainstream budget planning process.

His resume includes an impressive membership list of London strategic bodies that he either chaired or was a leading member. Lee Jasper is known for dynamic policy innovation. He initiated and then chaired London‚Äôs Olympic Diversity Forum designed to ensure equality in all aspects of delivery throughout London‚Äôs 2012 Olympic games. This is the first Olympic forum of its kind in the entire history of the Olympics movement.  He pioneered and successfully developed the most advanced model of supply side diversity in city contracts anywhere outside of the United States

Lee Jasper  was founder member and Chair of voter registration campaign group Operation Black Vote UK and Operation Trident Independent Advisory Group the unique police community partnership seeking to tackle black on black gun crime. He was a member of the London Criminal Justice Board with lead responsibility for equalities. He was also chair of London‚Äôs Crime and Disorder plus Group whose objective was to deliver inter agency collaboration in reducing crime and ant social behaviour. He chaired London's Anti Social Behaviour Board as well a huge range of other high profile strategic committees.

He is of African and Caribbean descent and  has generated more media coverage than any single black person in the United Kingdom. Widely acknowledged as one of the most effective communicators in Britain today he brings vitality, dynaminism, proven experience and passion to his presentation. Often prescient in his comments he brings 21st Century vision to age-old problems.  Considered by many to be the one of the most controversial black men in the United Kingdom .

1. Main lecture, seminar and public speaking topic themes: Delivering The Dream of Equality and Managing a Multi Cultural World City
2. Capital/Global Cities Delivering Equalities: A route map to success.
3. Anti Terrorism and community engagement: Only united communities can defeat terrorism.
4. Cultural Diversity and community cohesion: The more we are together the happier we will be.
5. Economics of colour. Race wealth and deprivation
6. Global diversity and the Olympic dream. It’s not just the winning that is important; it’s ensuring that everybody takes part.
7. Tackling Crime in disadvantaged communities: Why community partnership works.
8. A Public Health approach to tackling violent crime.
9. Race, Class, Crime and Social justice.
10. Citizenship, identity and cohesion: New identities for old cities.
11. Delivering Equalities: Avoiding the bear traps.
12. Regeneration and Race. Inclusive wealth creation and infrastructure planning.
13. Criminal Justice System and Black people

1. Main lecture, seminar and public speaking topic themes: Delivering The Dream of Equality and Managing a Multi Cultural World City

How can modern cities ensure continuous improvement in the delivery of equality outcomes in the provision of consultative arrangements, employment opportunities, goods and services? The Greater London Authority being the only regional authority to have achieved level 5 of the UK Local Government Equality Standard developed a policy framework that delivered spectacular results.  This lecture looks at how these results were achieved and what are the essential policy and organisational requirements for any organisation to achieve similar results.

2. Capital/Global Cities Delivering Equalities: A route map to success.

Focusing exclusively on the specific policy infrastructure required achieving continuous improvement in the delivery of equalities for a range of specific equality groups.

3. Anti Terrorism and community engagement: Only united communities can defeat terrorism.

Lee Jasper talks about London‚Äôs   policing and public response to the terrorist‚Äôs attacks of 7/7. How should major cities seek to respond to terrorist‚Äôs attacks and maintain community cohesion? Lee Jasper will provide unique insight into the London experience invaluable for all seeking to prepare an effective and robust response to terrorist attack.

4. Cultural Diversity and community cohesion: The more we are together the happier we will be.

Here about the benefits of aligning a Cultural Strategy with your efforts of promoting good community relations, promoting community confidence and reinforcing community cohesion.

5. Economics of colour. Race wealth and deprivation

In seeking to tackle racial inequalities it is important to clearly identify the economic conditions facing distinct communities. How can a City or organisation seek to tackle this complex problem? Lee Jasper brings a wealth of experience developing programmes designed to tackle the issues of poverty, economic exclusion and deprivation.

6. Global diversity and the Olympic dream. It’s not just the winning that is important; it’s ensuring that everybody takes part.

Lee Jasper established the first Olympic Diversity Forum in the history of the Olympic games in London. Lean how huge sporting events can be used to address aspects of social exclusion, promote community cohesion and develop a coherent identity for major cities?

7. Tackling Crime in disadvantaged communities: Why community partnership works.

Policing with consent and in partnership with local communities is key to achieving low crime communities who have high confidence in the policing and city strategies for tackling crime. Lee Jasper pioneered community partnerships in tackling crime unprecedented in the United Kingdom.

8. A Public Health approach to tackling violent crime.

Violent Crime destabilises communities and effects the reputation of cities worldwide. How can a city develop a coherent and sustainable response to tackling and reducing violent crime? Lee Jasper draws on lessons learned in London and advocates a new approach that utilises Public Health partnerships to tackle violent crime.

9. Race, Class, Crime and Social justice.

Lee Jaspers  unique experience offers insight into the complex relationship between race, class and the criminal justice system. As a member of the London Criminal justice Board responsible for equalities he brings a clear and refreshing, if not controversial approach to any discussion on these issues.

10. Citizenship, identity and cohesion: New identities for old cities.

In a globalised world how do cities promote themselves as valuing diversity to the outside world and their own citizens? How ever evolving city identities can drive economic success and maintain good community relations. Lee Jasper devised the concept of London as a world city. Hear first hand the benefits developing a clear and inclusive city identity.

11. Delivering Equalities: Avoiding the bear traps.

The Leading the delivery of Equalities in London Lee Jasper brings both experience and insight into avoiding the competing claims of differing equality constituencies and promoting greater understanding between groups. How can cities seeking to promote equalities ensure they do so with the support of all those who suffer discrimination. Lee Jasper offers his own dynamic vision of prompting consensus around 

12. Regeneration and Race. Inclusive wealth creation and infrastructure planning.

Hear how city regeneration can exacerbate racial inequality. Lee Jasper leads research reports into these issues in London hear the results and the important lessons learned.

13. Criminal Justice System and Black people

How do we ensure that the dispensation of criminal justice becomes increasingly less discriminatory and is aligned with the need to promote trust, confidence and community accountability? Lee Jasper was lead member of the London Criminal Justice Board on Equalities. He pioneered the establishment of common ethnic minority monitoring framework and enhanced community engagement. Whether its strategic reform or individual consultancy. Lee sets out what he believes are the requirements for the delivery of a criminal justice that is fair whilst enhancing community engagement both increasing trust and public confidence.