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Published: 09 Aug 2023
As Britain’s equality regulator and National Human Rights Institution, it is our duty to enforce equality laws and defend human rights, taking appropriate action where necessary.
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Published: 26 Jul 2023
Today (Wednesday 26 July) we published our annual report and accounts for the 2022–23 financial year ending on 31 March.
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Published: 26 Jul 2023
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) welcomes the decision to extend the consultation regarding the proposed closure of ticket offices across the rail network, having raised concerns with the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Published: 26 Jul 2023
In March 2023, a report by the Children’s Commissioner highlighted that ‘strip searches of children under stop and search powers have a pronounced and deeply concerning ethnic disproportionality’.
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Published: 20 Jul 2023
A Staffordshire family won a legal appeal, with the support of the EHRC, against a school who permanently excluded a child with disabilities.
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Published: 20 Jul 2023
We welcome the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill receiving Royal Assent (20 July) and becoming law.
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Published: 18 Jul 2023
In response to the BBC investigation into incidents of harassment at McDonald’s restaurants, we have set up a new confidential hotline. Anyone with concerns about incidents of harassment at McDonald’s can report them directly to us by emailing McDonalds@Equalityhumanrights.com.
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Published: 14 Jul 2023
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, presents a valuable opportunity to strengthen the current safeguards against workplace harassment.
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Published: 11 Jul 2023
Britain’s equality watchdog has extended a legal agreement with the Home Office by a year.
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Published: 06 Jul 2023
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the name of eight organisations that have failed to publish their gender pay gap data.