New research about Latin American community in London

City Parochial Foundation and Latin American Women's Rights Service are working in partnership to commission research to assess the needs of the Latin American population in London.

Following an open-tender process, Queen Mary, University of London has been commissioned. Dr Cathy McIlwaine, Reader in Human Geography at Queen Mary will be leading on the research.

The research will include data on the size, economic and social make-up of the Latin American population in London, provide a better understanding of the lives and experiences of the community, identify emerging trends and highlight the unmet needs of the community. This will be the first comprehensive research on the Latin American community as a whole in the capital. We hope it will help inform policy makers and others so that they can develop strategies and undertake work to improve services which meet the needs of the community.

The research is due to be published in early 2010.

Further information can be downloaded from City Parochial Foundation