In April 2016, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights wrote to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP regarding a British Bill of Rights and inviting him to give oral evidence to the Committee on 25 May 2016.
The House of Lords European Union Committee has heavily criticised Government proposals to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights in their report released in May 2016.
On 9 May 2016, the Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the joint Pre Appointment Hearing for the new Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
David Isaac’s appointment as the new Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission was confirmed in April 2016.
In May 2016, negotiators of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on the first EU-wide rules to make the websites and mobile apps of public sector bodies more accessible.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission published its strategic plan for 2016 to 2019 in May 2016.
The Equality and Diversity Forum and our members are encouraging people from all backgrounds to register to vote for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016. The deadline for registration is 7 June 2016.
The EHRC’s submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights covers a number of equality and human rights issues.
‘Pay and Parenthood. An analysis of wage inequality between mums and dads’ was published by the TUC in April 2016.
What Women Want launched a new campaign in May 2016 to encourage women to share their thoughts and opinions on what they want today and in the future. What Women Want 2.0 was launched on International Women’s Day and its aim is to collate more than one million responses.
