The head of the Commission for Racial Equality Trevor Phillips is warning of increased segregation.
But it should come as no surprise – it has been on the government’s books since the riots of 2001 in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham.
The most damning report into the disturbances, by Ted Cantle, a former council chief and expert in local communities, warned of communities living "parallel lives" and recommended wide-ranging changes to policy.