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Delays to justice after disasters such as Grenfell are ‘stain on society’, says new victims advocate for England and Wales

Cindy Butts says she’s determined to stop victims being forced to investigate for themselves after state failings

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

First advocate to support victims after major incidents appointed

Cindy Butts will take up the new role of Independent Public Advocate later this month.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

ECB should have made county talent pathway free, says Cindy Butts

The England and Wales Cricket Board has made a ‘mistake’ in not committing to making participation in the county talent pathway free, said the chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024

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‘Deserved respect not ridicule’: Wisden speaks out over cricket’s ICEC report

Wisden has given a hefty endorsement of last year’s report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024

ECB lacked 'backbone' for not calling out Lord Botham's criticism of ICEC report

ECB to respond on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024

ECB set to publish response to damning report on discrimination in cricket

Richard Thompson, chair of the ECB, unreservedly apologised when the ICEC’s findings were published in June.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

ICEC: Recommendations ‘too important to be put on back burner for lack of money’

Cindy Butts has written an open letter to ECB chair Richard Thompson.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

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Report finds racism, sexism and elitism rife in English cricket

Independent commission finds racism ‘entrenched’ and women were treated as ‘second-class citizens’ in English cricket.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023

'Racist, elitist and sexist' - Damning report points finger as English cricket shamed

ECB apologise for their failings and promise to take heed at this seminal moment for the game with a full response in three months

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Commission head highlights ‘rotten’ cricket culture in wake of report

The ICEC Holding Up A Mirror report on cricket concluded there is racism, sexism and misogyny within the sport.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2023

Equity in Cricket report: Racism, discrimination and sexism ‘widespread’

The ICEC has made 44 recommendations to transform cricket’s culture and governance.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Cricket’s ‘rotten culture’ highlighted by Commission head after ‘horrific’ stories

The ICEC Holding Up A Mirror report on cricket concluded there is racism, sexism and misogyny within the sport.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

English cricket is ‘racist, sexist and elitist’, says landmark report

There is ‘widespread and deep-rooted’ racism, sexism and elitism in English cricket, according to a report from an independent commission

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

English cricket rocked by damning new report into racism, sexism and class discrimination

The ‘Holding Up A Mirror To Cricket’ investigation issues 44 recommendations for change as the ECB vows to reset the sport after ‘seminal moment’

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

ECB chief vows to ‘reset cricket’ as report concludes racism and sexism are rife

The ICEC has made 44 recommendations to transform cricket’s culture and governance.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Racism and sexism in cricket ‘widespread and deeply rooted’, report finds

The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket found 87 per cent of people with Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage have experienced racism within the game, while women are treated as ‘second-class citizens’

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2023

Discrimination in cricket report to finally be published on Tuesday

The findings come on the same day as a sanctions hearing for Yorkshire in the Azeem Rafiq case.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Discrimination in cricket report to finally be published on Tuesday

The findings come on the same day as a sanctions hearing for Yorkshire in the Azeem Rafiq case.

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Rainford-Brent and Ace making progress while cricket awaits damning report

Forthcoming report is set to lift the lid on discrimination in cricket but a pioneering programme is already addressing some of the issues the sport faces

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

Cricket faces discrimination ‘reckoning’, warns independent report chair

Cindy Butts, the chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, has said all is not well within the sport

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