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Britain and the Convention against Torture
Last updated: 2 July 2021
We submitted this report to the Committee against Torture as a follow-up to its Concluding Observations on the sixth periodic report in May 2019.
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Last updated: 27 April 2022
The Universal Periodic Review is a process set up by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006 to review the human rights situation in every UN Member State.
Specific duties in England and for non-devolved public authorities in Scotland and Wales
Last updated: 13 October 2020
About the specific duties that apply in England and to non-devolved and cross-border public authorities in Scotland and Wales.
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The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: Wales
Last updated: 10 January 2014
This is the basic guide to the public sector equality duty for public authorities in Wales. It explains the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 including the Wales specific duties.
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Assessing impact and the Public Sector Equality Duty: Scotland
Last updated: 21 July 2016
This guide for Scottish public authorities explains the specific duty requirement to assess policies and practices to consider how they affect people with protected characteristics.
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The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: Scotland
Last updated: 21 July 2016
This is the basic guide to the public sector equality duty for public authorities in Scotland. It explains the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 including the Scotland specific duties.
Equality Outcomes and the Public Sector Equality Duty: Scotland
Last updated: 21 July 2016
This guide aims to help listed public authorities in Scotland who are subject to the public sector equality duty to put together meaningful equality outcom
Our role as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
Last updated: 3 May 2016
The United Nations first accredited the Commission as an ‘A’ status National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in 2009. We became Great Britain’s first accre
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions' Legal Working Group
Last updated: 16 May 2016
This is where you can read about the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions' (ENNHRI) Legal Working Group.
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Employee information and the Public Sector Equality Duty: Scotland
Last updated: 21 July 2016
This guidance for Scottish public authorities advises on how to collect employee information and using it to fulfill the Public Sector Equality Duty.