Creating a fairer Britain
25 March 2009
Baroness Warsi, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action, has been named as Britain's most powerful Muslim woman.
19 March 2009
Immigration has been largely beneficial to the UK's economy and has had little, or no, negative impact on the labour market, according to a major report released today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. However, the report warns that less skilled workers are likely to face greater competition from immigrants in the current recession.
18 March 2009
A report released today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission shows investment in adequate site provision can generate income for local authorities, improve community relations and provide safe and decent accommodation for Gypsy and Traveller communities.
16 March 2009
The Commission today called for radical reform of the 1975 Equal Pay Act. Nicola Brewer, the Commission's Chief Executive, said the Act was 'no longer fit for purpose'.
27 January 2009
The High Court has today ruled the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) were wrong to drop a prosecution where the victim had a history of mental illness. The CPS believed the individual, granted anonymity and known as 'FB', would not be a credible witness.
20 January 2009
Ten years on from the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry a new Ipsos MORI survey for the Commission shows British people are increasingly at ease with racial diversity but lack faith in our institutions to represent all groups or treat them fairly.
16 January 2009
Case update November 2009: Following an appeal by RBS, the Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling on access.
In the first ruling of its kind, a judge has ordered the Royal Bank of Scotland to install a lift so that a wheelchair user can have the same access as any other customer.
12 January 2009
A decade after the Macpherson Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence, the police service across England and Wales has made significant progress in dealing with race equality issues, according to a report issued today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
26 November 2008
New research published today by the Commission suggests the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has taken important steps to ensure East London's diverse small businesses benefit from the procurement of goods, facilities and services ahead of the 2012 games, but more action is needed if East London is to reap the full benefits.
04 September 2008
Sex and Power, the Equality and Human Rights Commission's annual report looking at women in top positions of power and influence across the public and private sectors, suggests a worrying trend of reversal or stalled progress - with only a few significant increases.
19 May 2008
The police breached a witness’s right to life after they failed to protect him from a murderer days before he was due to give evidence in a theft trial, the Equality and Human Rights Commission will tell the House of Lords this week. The case is the Commission's first major intervention in a human rights case in the House of Lords.