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• Accessibility Statement

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• Commission calls on businesses to close the gap

  27 May 2010

  On the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on organisations to do more to close the pay gap between male and female employees.

• Commission welcomes proposal for judicial inquiry into torture allegations

  21 May 2010

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed proposals from the Government for a judicial inquiry into allegations that the British security services knew about the torture of terrorism suspects.

• Commission calls on community leaders to tackle homophobia

  17 May 2010

  The Commission has today written to Chief Constables and the Chairs of Local Criminal Justice Boards, Community Safety Partnerships and Primary Care Trusts, providing them with guidance on how they can play their part in tackling homophobic crimes and abuse.