Lawrence Steering Group

Lord Tebbit
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether there exists within Scotland Yard a committee known as the Lawrence Steering Group; what are its proper designation, terms of reference, membership and frequency of meeting; to whom does it report; and what authority it possesses. [HL726]

Lord Bassam of Brighton
As my right honourable friend the Home Secretary announced in another place on 18 May 1999, he set up the Lawrence Steering Group, which he chairs. Its terms of reference are:to oversee and audit the implementation of the Home Secretary's Action Plan, published in March 1999 as the Government's response to the report of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.The group has met 10 times so far. Details of membership of the steering group are as follows:Members representing official bodies:

The right honourable Jack Straw MP—Home SecretaryCharles Clarke MP—Minister of State, Home OfficeJacqui Smith MP—Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards, Department for Education and EmploymentGurbux Singh—Chairman, Commission for Racial EqualityBob Purkiss—Commission for Racial EqualityMark Addison—Chief Executive, Crown Prosecution ServiceDan Crompton—Her Majesty's Inspector of ConstabularyMaqsood Ahmad—Assistant Inspector of ConstabularyIan Blair—Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan PoliceTony Burden—President, The Association of Chief Police OfficersFred Broughton—Chairman, The Police FederationPeter Gammon MBE—Chairman, The Superintendents' AssociationRuth Henig—Chair, Association of Police AuthoritiesRavi Chand—National Black Police Association

Independent members of the Steering Group:
 The Baroness Howells of St Davids OBEBeverley Thompson OBEDoreen LawrenceNeville LawrenceJudy ClementsKeith KerrUsha SoodSir Herman OuseleyMark Blake