Carers strategy call for evidence
9 June 2016
The Government opened an open consultation into the carers strategy in March 2016. The consultation closed on 31 July 2016.
The Government opened an open consultation into the carers strategy in March 2016. The consultation closed on 31 July 2016.
On 31 May 2016, the European Commission together with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube unveiled a code of conduct that includes a series of commitments to combat the spread of illegal hate speech online in Europe.
The Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell MP, announced in May 2016 that Labour would introduce a Shadow Minister for Neurodiversity.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission launched their Power to the Bump campaign in May 2016. The campaign aims to highlight young mothers’ rights at work in an effort to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
In May 2016, Scotland’s First Minister gave a speech outlining the Scottish Government’s programme for the next five years, including a commitment to enforce the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.
The National LGB&T Partnership launched Out Loud: LGBT Voices in Health & Social Care, a narrative of LGBT needs in June 2016.
Equinet – the European Network of Equality Bodies – published a working paper on developing standards for equality bodies in June 2016.
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) produced a report ‘Forgotten Women’ on the impact of Islamophobia on Muslim women in June 2016.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its 2015 annual report in May 2016.
The Refugees Welcome Index results for 2016 were published in May 2016. The survey asked people: how closely would you personally accept people fleeing war or persecution?