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Expenditure report: February 2022
Last updated: 7 March 2022
Our expenditure report for February 2022.
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Restraint must be monitored on a par with exclusions, says equality body
Last updated: 30 June 2021
The use of restraint in schools should be monitored, recorded and analysed with the same rigour as exclusions, according to our new report.
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Equality body to examine the right to challenge decisions about adult social care
Last updated: 19 July 2021
The ability to challenge decisions made by local councils about adult social care will be scrutinised in our latest inquiry.
Decisions about people’s...
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Prompt payment report: April 2020 to March 2021
Last updated: 22 July 2021
Our prompt payment report for April 2020 to March 2021.
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Scottish Legal Aid Board signs legal agreement to improve approach to equality
Last updated: 23 July 2021
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has signed a legal agreement with Britain’s national equality body, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC...
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Marcial Boo appointed chief executive officer
Last updated: 29 July 2021
Marcial Boo has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, taking up the role at the end of September.
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Updated evidence of human rights progress available on human rights regulator’s tracker
Last updated: 16 September 2021
From today, organisations and individuals can find evidence of action and progress by the UK and Welsh Governments across 11 new human rights topics...
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Looking to the future for new EHRC Chief Executive
Last updated: 30 September 2021
On 20 September Marcial Boo joined as our new Chief Executive. Here he shares his thoughts on the Commission’s remit and its future priorities.
I’m...
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Scottish Qualifications Authority signs legal agreement to improve equality practices
Last updated: 30 September 2021
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has signed an agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve its equality...
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Pay gap break comes to an end as reporting deadline looms
Last updated: 30 September 2021
Companies with 250 or more employees are being reminded that that they are required to report their gender pay gap by Tuesday 5 October.
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