News listing

EHRC to investigate Pontins over fears of racial discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers

Published: 26 May 2022

EHRC statement on ‘long Covid’, disability and the Equality Act

Published: 09 May 2022

Our statement on ‘long Covid’ and disability.

Action plan announced to tackle sexual harassment culture in hospitality

Published: 28 Apr 2022

Hospitality bosses have agreed a strict zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of staff in their venues with the launch of a new action plan today.

Britain’s human rights record reviewed ahead of UN examination

Published: 27 Apr 2022

Britain must relieve the pressures on its education, health and social care systems following the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s human rights watchdog says in a report to the UN today.

The war in Ukraine and issues for local authorities: our letters to local government

Published: 26 Apr 2022

We have written to local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales about the war in Ukraine and their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty.

EHRC taking action to improve the treatment of disabled benefit claimants

Published: 19 Apr 2022

We are requiring the Department for Work and Pensions to improve its treatment of disabled benefit claimants. This is in response to serious concerns about failures to meet the needs of its customers with mental health impairments and learning disabilities.

Guidance published for providers of single-sex services

Published: 04 Apr 2022

A practical guide to the law in relation to single-sex spaces has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today. The guidance helps service providers to make lawful decisions about any services they offer to women and men separately, by explaining the permitted sex and gender reassignment exceptions in the Equality Act 2010.

Protecting people from sex and gender reassignment discrimination

Published: 04 Apr 2022

As the statutory regulator charged with upholding equality and human rights laws and standards, we protect all people in Britain against discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. It is an important part of our role to explain how the law works in practice.

EHRC urges fresh start with critics after the SCA rejects requests to review its status

Published: 01 Apr 2022

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has encouraged critics to reset relations after the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA), which assesses national human rights institutions, rejected a request by campaigners to review the EHRC’s international accreditation.

EHRC publishes plan to address biggest equality and human rights challenges in today’s Britain

Published: 31 Mar 2022

Discrimination online and in artificial intelligence is one of the priorities in our new strategy to tackle the most significant equality and human rights challenges facing modern Britain.