APPG Equalities meeting on the Equality Bill 2009
20 May 2009
On 13 May 2009, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities met with the Solicitor General Vera Baird QC MP to discuss the Equality Bill published on 27 April.
On 13 May 2009, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities met with the Solicitor General Vera Baird QC MP to discuss the Equality Bill published on 27 April.
Women in the South West are vastly under-represented in the region’s top positions of power and influence across the public and private sectors, according to research carried out by the South West TUC and Equality South West.
The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee report ‘The Equality Bill: how disability equality fits within a single Equality Act’ was published on 20 April 2009.
On 29 April 2009 the Equality and Human Rights Commission published ‘Promoting the safety and security of disabled people’.
The final evaluation report of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All includes four thematic reports on Age, Racial and Ethic Origin, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Mainstreaming.
The British Humanist Association produced a guidance document in 2009 which covers the main legislation and good practice regarding the ‘religion or belief’ equality strand.
The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) published ‘The experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans staff and students in higher education’ in March 2009.
On 2 April 2009, the European Parliament voted in favour of a new directive to prevent discrimination in the provision of goods and services.
On 19 March 2009, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published ‘Immigration and the labour market: Theory, evidence and policy’.
On 10 March 2009, the Equality and Diversity Forum and Runnymede held a seminar on ‘Discrimination and disadvantage. Narrowing the gap’ with the Equality Minister Harriet Harman QC MP giving the keynote speech.