Equality and Human Rights Commission report: Strategic plan 2019-22
21 July 2019
@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..
@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..
“The structural socio-economic exclusion of racial and ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom is striking,” says the June 2019 report (pdf) from the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
People from BAME backgrounds are more at risk of experiencing certain factors that cause loneliness and can often face greater barriers to accessing support.
‘52% of the UK population believe Brexit has widened the gap between the old and the young’ This is from a May 2019 interim report
‘Many in younger generations are struggling to find secure, well-paid jobs and secure, affordable housing, while many in older generations risk not receiving the support
Policymakers need to consider a wider range of approaches to encouraging work in later life, beyond reforms to pensions.
In April 2019, the government a published a white paper (pdf) which sets out a programme of action to tackle content or activity that:
The highest rate of hate crimes per 100,000 population was recorded in 2017/18 in the Greater Manchester Police Force Area. The lowest rate was found in Dyfed.
This is according to the March 2019 House of Commons Library research paper on hate crime statistics in England and Wales.
The Home Office have published their response to the consultation and impact assessment to the Windrush compensation scheme, in April 2019.
Only 51.5% of disabled people are in work, compared with around 81.7% of non-disabled people.