EDF briefings on the Localism Bill
7 June 2011
In May 2011, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) published briefings on the Localism Bill for the House of Commons report stage and the House of Lords second reading.
In May 2011, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) published briefings on the Localism Bill for the House of Commons report stage and the House of Lords second reading.
‘Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability’ was published by the Office for Disability Issues in May 2011.
‘The Practitioners Guide on Migration and International Human Rights Law’ analyses the protection afforded to migrants by international law and the means to implement it at national and international levels.
On 17 May 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published ‘Predictors of Attitudes to Age Across Europe’.
Published in March 2011 by AgeUK, ‘A Snapshot of Ageism in the UK and across Europe’ shows that age discrimination is widespread in Europe.
‘Bearing the brunt, leading the response. Women and the global economic crisis’ was published by the TUC in March 2011.
In May 2011, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published ‘A review of evidence on the links between poverty and ethnicity’.
Following the introduction of the Equality Act 2010, EDF in partnership with the Government Equalities Office produced a series of ‘quick start’ guides outlining the key changes in the law made by the act.
In April 2011, the Department for Education published ‘The use and effectiveness of anti-bullying strategies in schools’.
In March 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights published the ‘2010 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights’ – the first report on how the Charter is being applied in Member States.