EDF Seminar: Good Relations and the CEHR
8 May 2006
EDF held a seminar on 8 May 2006 discussing the Commission for Equality and Human Rights’ duty to promote ‘good relations’ between members of different groups across society.
EDF held a seminar on 8 May 2006 discussing the Commission for Equality and Human Rights’ duty to promote ‘good relations’ between members of different groups across society.
This discussion paper was published by EDF in April 2006.
This seminar considered the implications of replacing the existing duties with a single positive duty to promote equality covering age, religion and belief and sexual orientation in addition to the existing grounds.
This seminar discussed the use of procurement to promote equality.
This seminar considered what different measures might be introduced to promote equality in the private sector.
This seminar considered how equality law can be framed to reflect the increased focus on diversity alongside equality.
This seminar considered the different forms of prejudice and appropriate mechanisms for dealing with them.
This seminar addressed the connections between disadvantage on the basis of race, gender, disability, age, religion or belief and sexual orientation on the one hand, and income and class inequalities on the other.
The Equality and Diversity Forum held a series of seminars from autumn 2005 to spring 2006 to inform the two Equality Reviews announced in February 2005.
EDF held a conference in June 2005 to hear directly from the new Ministerial team about the Equality Bill and plans for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.