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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. 

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.