A number of voluntary and non-governmental organisations, including EDF members, are campaigning against the Government’s public spending cuts and compiling information on their impact.
EDF and some of its members responded to the call for evidence by the Commission on Freedom of Information to oppose any weakening of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
‘Protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in the EU: Comparative legal analysis’ was published by FRA in December 2015.
‘Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU’ was published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in December 2015.
In December 2015, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland published ‘Fair Employment Monitoring Report No.25’.
A House of Lords Library Note on ‘The Future of Legal Aid’ was published in December 2015.
‘Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland. A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2011 Census’ was published by the Scottish Government in December 2015.
In December 2015, the Scottish Government published ‘Equality Statement. Scottish Draft Budget 2016-17’.
This seminar was a first opportunity for the research community to hear about and respond to ‘Is Britain Fairer?’
To celebrate Human Rights Day 2015, the Equality and Diversity Forum’s Equally Ours project launched a new Rights for Life webpage.
