News listing

Premier League clubs not meeting disabled accessibility standards will face legal action

Published: 16 Jan 2017

Commission Chair, David Isaac, comments on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on Accessibility of Sports Stadia.

Chronic lack of accessible housing prompts inquiry from equality watchdog

Published: 14 Dec 2016

A major new inquiry starting today will investigate the chronic lack of accessible and adaptable housing available for disabled people in Britain.

NHS trusts urgently need to improve patient death investigations

Published: 13 Dec 2016

System failing to prevent deaths post-detention

Published: 13 Dec 2016

New research has been published on deaths following police custody and prison detention.

Commission comments on proposed changes to Work Capability Assessments for disabled people

Published: 31 Oct 2016

Commission comments on proposed changes to Work Capability Assessments for disabled people.

Equality Commission welcomes improvement in social attitudes in Scotland

Published: 30 Sep 2016

Scotland’s equality body calls for coordinated leadership to tackle hate crime

Published: 23 Sep 2016

The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has welcomed the report from the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion, which calls for a multi-agency approach to stamp out hate crime in Scotland. 

More than a third of Premier League clubs will not meet disabled accessibility standards

Published: 15 Sep 2016

Seven Premier League clubs, including two of the richest teams in the world, will not have adequate facilities for disabled fans by August 2017 - missing an agreed deadline to bring their stadiums up to the minimum standards for disabled access.

Disabled children almost twice as likely to be the target of crime

Published: 06 Sep 2016

Disabled children are almost twice as likely to be the victims of crime, according to a new disability hate crime report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Commission in Scotland raises identity based bullying in Scottish schools with UN

Published: 04 Aug 2016

In evidence given to the UN Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Equality an Human Rights Commission in Scotland is calling for the Scottish Government to start reporting on identity based bullying in all Scottish schools.