hiː hɐz sˈɜːvd ɔnðə dˌiːˈɛf ˌiːˈɛs ɹˈeɪs, ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ænd ɛmplˈɔɪmənt fˈoːɹəm, wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kəmˈɪʃən ɔnðə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ʌv mˈʌltaɪˈɛθnɪk bɹˈɪtən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɪpɚ kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn nˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən zˈiəɹoʊ nˈaɪn, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi pˈænəl tʃˈɛɹd baɪ pɹəfˈɛsɚ dʒˈɑːn hˈɪlz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt tˈɛn.
He has served on the DfES Race, Education, and Employment Forum, was part of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain (1997–2000), and a member of the IPPR Commission on National Security (2007–09), and a member of the National Equality Panel chaired by Professor John Hills (2008–10).