Implementation of equal marriage legislation
3 April 2014
The first same sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014. This follows the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
The first same sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014. This follows the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
The National Statistician’s recommendation on ‘The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales’ was published on 27 March 2014.
In March 2014, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published guidance on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
‘People in prison: Gypsies, Romany and Travellers’ finds that people of Gypsy, Romany and Traveller backgrounds are significantly over-represented in English and Welsh prisons.
The World Youth Report 2013 was published by the United Nations in March 2014.
In March 2014, EDF published a briefing for the Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on the implications for access to justice of the proposed changes to judicial review.
In February 2014, the European Network of Legal Experts in the Non-discrimination field published thematic report entitled ‘Reasonable accommodation beyond disability in Europe?’.
Chaired by former UK Cabinet Secretary Lord O’Donnell, the Commission on Wellbeing and Policy produced its final report in March 2014.
DOTCOM is an online disability tool covering the Member States of the European Union, its Candidate countries and other associated countries.
The Equality Data Initiative aims to develop research on, and increase awareness of, the need for data regarding specific minority groups in the EU.