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Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, House of Commons

Last updated: 18 Apr 2017

The role and experience of inspectorates, regulators and complaints-handling bodies in promoting human rights standards in public services

First Published: 01 Sep 2009

This guide outlines the role and experience of inspectorates, regulators and complaints-handling bodies in promoting human rights standards in public services.

Research report 56 - Processes of prejudice: Theory, evidence and intervention

First Published: 14 May 2010

This report reviews current knowledge about prejudice, focussing on protected characteristics of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Research report 57 - Understanding the rise of the far-right: Survey results

First Published: 26 Jun 2010

This survey report examines the factors which underpin support for far-right political parties in England, particularly the British National Party (BNP).

Research report 58 - Understanding the rise of the far right: Focus group results

First Published: 22 Jun 2010

This report explores the reasons for the rise in support for the far right as voiced in a series of focus groups.

Research Report 64: Prevention and response to identity-based bullying among local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales

First Published: 01 Dec 2010

This report examines identity-based bullying of young people and the preventative and responsive strategies employed by local authorities across Britain.

Research report 78: Disability-related harassment: the role of public bodies

First Published: 12 Sep 2011

This report explores disabled people’s views and experiences of disability-related harassment, focusing on public bodies’ responses.

Research report 92 : Caste in Britain - Experts' Seminar and Stakeholders' Workshop

First Published: 01 Apr 2014

This guidance covers the two invitation-only events, an experts seminar and a stakeholders workshop, to debate issues of caste in Britain, and the implications of new legislation on caste discrimination.

Financial services inquiry: Sex discrimination and gender pay gap report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

First Published: 01 Sep 2009

A summary report providing useful insights on the needs of SMEs to help them meet their legal obligations and achieve effective performance on equality and human rights issues.

Financial Services Inquiry: Follow-up report

First Published: 19 Sep 2011

A report focusing on equality within financial services, sub-sectors of banking and building societies, so-called ‘auxiliary activities’, and holding companies.

Disabled people in Wales: housing crisis

Published: 11 May 2018

Disabled people in Wales are demoralised by a lack of accessible and adaptable housing.

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

First Published: 01 Nov 2014

Understanding what governments need to do to advance women's rights in Great Britain Developed with the National Alliance of Women’s Organisations – the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women – is the United Nations’ international Bill of Rights for women.

New inquiry to determine whether discrimination victims on lower incomes are being denied justice

Published: 04 Sep 2018

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today.

Legal aid for victims of discrimination: our inquiry

Last updated: 19 May 2021

We have launched an inquiry to look at whether legal aid helps people who raise a discrimination complaint in England and Wales to get justice.

A law about making things better for people from different groups

First Published: 29 Feb 2012

This is the Easy Read guide to the public sector equality duty.

Pregnancy and maternity in the workplace

Find out more about Working Forward - our joint initiative with business to make our workplaces the best they can be for pregnant women and new mothers, including information for employers, employees and young mums, and our research and recommendations.

Dealing with discrimination when using a service

Last updated: 22 Mar 2023

If you believe someone has unlawfully discriminated against you, harassed or victimised you in relation to the goods, facilities or services, or public functions they provide, or an association they run, what can you do about it? This part of this guide: tells you what your choices are suggests...