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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.
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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.
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Published: 14 Oct 2021
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve its policies and practices in relation to equality and diversity.
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Published: 10 Aug 2020
A majority of the public view transphobia as wrong according to the latest figures from a survey we commissioned.
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Published: 04 Sep 2018
A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today.
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Published: 08 Sep 2017
Joint statement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Metropolitan Police Service.
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Published: 10 May 2016
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has today launched its Strategic Plan for 2016–19, setting out an ambitious programme to challenge discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and protect and promote human rights in Britain.
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Published: 14 Jan 2016
Following the publication of a new report on transgender equality by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, Jackie Driver, Lead Director for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender issues at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “We welcome today’s landmark report on transgender equality."