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Published: 07 May 2020
The retail sector is being told to take swift action to ensure that disabled people are not left unable to shop for food and essentials during the coronavirus crisis.
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Published: 07 May 2020
Our response to Office for National Statistics (ONS) stats showing deaths by ethnicity and that black people are four times more likely to die from coronavirus.
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Published: 05 May 2020
Employers may face discrimination claims if they unfairly treat disabled or pregnant members of staff during the coronavirus crisis.
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Published: 30 Apr 2020
We have responded to two Ofqual consultations on its decision to use predicted grading during the COVID-19 pandemic, in place of this year’s summer assessments in England.
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Published: 23 Apr 2020
CEO Rebecca Hilsenrath wrote to the British Medical Association to make clear that clinical decisions should not be made on the basis of someone’s disability or underlying health conditions.
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Published: 22 Apr 2020
CEO Rebecca Hilsenrath wrote to the British Retail Consortium about the equality considerations in access to food and essentials during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Published: 22 Apr 2020
As the use of video and phone hearings has been expanded in response to COVID-19, we have published interim findings from our criminal justice inquiry.
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Published: 19 Mar 2020
Chair David Isaac wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the human rights and equality considerations in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Published: 12 Mar 2020
Find out why we have called for the suspension of the use of automated facial recognition (AFR) and predictive algorithms in policing in England and Wales, until their impact has been independently scrutinised and laws are improved.
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Published: 05 Mar 2020
The Scottish Funding Council and Equality and Human Rights Commission today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen compliance with Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in colleges and universities.
