APPG procurement event
26 January 2009
On 21 January 2009, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities held an event to ask ‘Should procurement be included in the Equality Bill?’
On 21 January 2009, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities held an event to ask ‘Should procurement be included in the Equality Bill?’
On 11 December 2008, Communities and Local Government published a summary of responses to its consultation on draft Cohesion Guidance for Funders (which ran from February 2008 to May 2008).
On 1 December 2008, protection under the Human Rights Act was extended to cover residents of independent care homes whose accommodation is publicly arranged.
In 2008 the Government published a series of publications as part of its work to achieve equality for disabled people by 2025.
‘The double-glazed glass ceiling. Lesbians in the workplace’ was published by Stonewall in 2008.
In November 2008, the Equality and Diversity Forum held a seminar to launch a report on procurement by Clare Cozens.
In October 2008, the Equality and Diversity Forum published ”Public Procurement: A valuable tool for equality’.
On 13 November 2008, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) held a seminar on ‘Competing interests and equality rights’.
On 21 October 2008 the All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities held a meeting on ‘A New Equality Duty for All’.
On 21 October 2008, the Equal Rights Trust launched the ‘Declaration on Principles of Equality’.