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Commission responds to Brown's draft legislation

14 May 2008

The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, today published the Government’s draft Queen's Speech in which he...

Commissioner Baroness Jane Campbell responds to social care debate

13 May 2008

On Monday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Health Secretary Alan Johnson launched a six-month publi...

Radical rethink needed to help mentally ill at work

7 May 2008

Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission, called for a ‘radical rethink’ by employers to unleash th...

Angus Council guilty of discrimination against Bangladeshi man

29 Apr 2008

The Edinburgh Employment Tribunal today ruled that Angus Council must pay Mr Ahsan Khan £26,000 aft...

Call for help with our human rights inquiry

21 Apr 2008

Edrychwch ar y dudalen yma yn Gymraeg Following the launch of our inquiry into the state of huma...

Commission condemns appalling treatment of learning disabled woman.

16 Apr 2008

The Equality and Human Rights Commission today condemned the treatment of a learning disabled woman...

Statement: Commission calls on Government to ratify UN Disability Convention without delay

14 Apr 2008

The Equality and Human Rights Commission are calling on the British Government to ratify the United...

New study shows no evidence of bias against UK born families in social housing allocation

9 Apr 2008

Interim research released today by the Commission and the Local Government Association (LGA) shows ...

New guidance from BSI British Standards ensures everyone gets a good night’s sleep

9 Apr 2008

Staying in a hotel is set to get easier for millions of disabled people in Great Britain following ...

Equalities body launches YouTube channel

2 Apr 2008

The Commission has today launched its new YouTube channel, which can be found here: www.youtube.com...

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