New legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010
On 1 July 2015, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, announced new legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
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On 1 July 2015, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, announced new legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
In July 2015, the Government Equalities Officer published a memorandum providing a factual account of developments since the Equality Act 2010 received Royal Assent.

CRAE’s Civil Society submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child was published in July 2015.

‘Falling at each hurdle: credibility assessment in women’s asylum claims’ is an innovative new film by Asylum Aid.

In a blog for openDemocracy, Rachel Krys says that amidst widespread negative views on human rights in the UK, public opinion research can help improve outreach strategies.
This short video from VIAS, funded by The Scottish Government, offers practical advice to employers about autism.
‘Poverty in the UK: the need for a gender perspective’ was written on behalf of the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) by member Fran Bennett.

Maria Miller was elected as chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in June 2015. The Committee will examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office (GEO).
In June 2015, the UK’s National Human Rights Institutions wrote to the UN Human Rights Committee on the potential changes to the human rights framework in the UK.

The Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation of Roma worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism, was presented to the UN Human Rights Council on 15 June 2015.