The European Commission has written to the BHA to say it will investigate whether UK legislation around state funded ‘faith’ schools breaches European employment laws in relation to religion or belief discrimination.
Date 1 June 2012 Link http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/1520.html&query=public+and+sector+and+equality+and+duty&method=boolean Grounds Race Summary of case Concerned the shape of the future provision of advice services in the borough. Outcome
On 11 July 2012, the Commssion on a Bill of Rights published its second consultation paper. The deadline for responding was 30 September 2012.
In July 2012, the Government published a response to its consultation on Charging Fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
In June 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy with an Action Plan to put it into practice.
This consultation document asked for views on the impact that closing the ILF in 2015 would have on users, local authorities and the wider care and support systems across the UK. It closed on 10 October 2012.
On 13 July, EDF announced the appointment of Marie Staunton as its next Chair, succeeding Sarah Spencer CBE. The news coincides with the EDF’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
In June 2012, GMF published ‘Parochial and Cosmopolitan Britain: Examining the Social Divide in Reactions to Immigration’ by Robert Ford.
In July 2012, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published research updating its annual ‘minimum income standard’ for the United Kingdom asking what people need to achieve a socially acceptable standard of living.
‘Getting off lightly or feeling the pinch? A human rights and equality impact assessment of the spending cuts on older women in Coventry’ was published in July 2012.
