Sex discrimination
Last updated: 19 February 2020
What is sex discrimination? We explain its definition, areas covered and what constitutes discrimination.
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Human rights and equality considerations in responding to the coronavirus pandemic
Last updated: 19 March 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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Inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minorities
Last updated: 5 June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on long-standing, structural race inequality in Britain, and raised serious issues that have yet to be...
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Criminal justice system failing disabled people
Last updated: 11 June 2020
Equality watchdog says criminal justice system is failing and leaving disabled citizens “bewildered”.
Having recently produced interim findings in...
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Home Office actions affecting the Windrush generation under review
Last updated: 12 June 2020
We will be reviewing how the Home Office complied with equality law when implementing the ‘hostile environment’ immigration measures, which had such a...
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Recruitment starts for our Chair and Board members
Last updated: 29 June 2020
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is beginning recruitment for our new Chair and up to four Board members, as David Isaac’s term comes to an end...
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Rail provider enters legal agreement with equality watchdog
Last updated: 22 July 2020
The railway company LNER, which serves journeys to the North of England and Scotland from London, has signed a legal agreement with us to improve its...
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Sainsbury’s agrees to legally binding agreement with equality watchdog
Last updated: 5 August 2020
Leading supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s, has signed a legally binding document with us after being found liable for sexual harassment against a member...
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DWP enters legal agreement to improve services for deaf customers
Last updated: 19 August 2020
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve...
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Military personnel must be held accountable for crimes committed overseas, warns human rights body
Last updated: 27 August 2020
The Government should withdraw plans that could make it more difficult to hold UK military personnel to account for crimes, including torture and ill...