Welcome to The Airey Neave Trust

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The Airey Neave Trust commemorates the late Airey Neave DSO OBE MC MP who, before his assassination in the Palace of Westminster in 1979, was passionately concerned with two issues, freedom, for which he fought, and the law which he practised. It was for this reason that the promotion of the principle of Freedom under the Law was adopted as the Trust's main objective.

In pursuit of this objective, the Trust is active in two main specific areas:

1.Research

Since 1979 the Airey Neave Trust has encouraged and funded research on issues of tyranny and injustice. To the greatest extent possible, such research is designed to have a practical impact. A range of issues has been studied, including slavery, torture, biological warfare, minority rights and compensation for the victims of violence. The Trust has also worked closely with research institutes in the United States.

In response to the growing terrorist threat, the work of the Trust is increasingly focused on the need to support those with policy responsibilities for counter-terrorism.

With this in mind, an Airey Neave Working Group has been formed. As well as representatives from the Airey Neave Trust, it consists of a small group of members drawn from across the private, academic, financial, security (police and military) spectrum, and some Government Departments. It meets on a quarterly basis to discuss counter terrorist research matters, runs work shops and conferences, and draws together like-minded individuals and organisations. Its key objective is to identify topical and timely Counter Terrorist research projects, arrange funding and supervise the work. Recent and typical research areas and work-shop topics have included radicalisation of Islamic youth, threats to transport systems, motives of suicide bombers, terrorist financial systems, transactional networks and security, money-laundering and arms sales, the utilisation of cash couriers.

The Airey Neave Trust identifies some of the research and conference topics and provides funding. However, it continues to give financial support to more traditional, long term research, which come to it from major universities and academia.

2. Refugees

The Trust continues to provide financial support for any person who is or has become a refugee, with particular emphasis on post-graduates and those retraining in their professions. Many who are helped have had medical qualifications.

The President, Trustees, Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and Administrator are:

The President:

The Rt Hon The Lord Mayhew of Twysden QC DL

Trustees:

Dame Veronica Sutherland DBE CMG (Chairman)
Mr Hugh Tilney (Deputy Chairman)
Professor Christopher Andrew MA PhD
Brigadier E A Butler CBE DSO
Howard Dawson Esq
(Honorary Treasurer)
The Hon Sir William McAlpine Bt
The Hon Patrick Neave
The Hon William Neave
(Chairman, Refugee Vetting Committee)
Miss Joy Robilliard MBE
Dr Patrick Sookhdeo
Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG
The Hon Marigold Webb
Professor Paul Wilkinson

Administrator:

Mrs Hannah Scott