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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. 

Commission welcomes rise in LGBT hate crime reports

Published: 10 Jun 2016

Alastair Pringle, Director of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland, comments on the Scottish Government’s release of new hate crime reporting figures for 2014 to 2015.

Commission launches ambitious programme to promote equality and human rights in Britain

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.

Commission responds to new report on transgender equality

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."

New partnership to tackle LGBTI hate crime in Scotland

Published: 25 Aug 2015

A major new project to increase reporting rates of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) hate crime in Scotland has been announced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.