This document is intended to help Parliamentarians and civil society understand what the CEDAW Committee expects the UK Government and devolved administrations to do over the next few years.
On 24 November 2014, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that he will establish and chair a new Mental Health Taskforce.
On 4 November 2014, CEDAW and CRC issued joint General Recommendation No. 31/General Comment No. 18 on harmful practices.
In November 2014, SCVO published its ‘Quick guide to Smith Commission Report’ identifying powers to be devolved to Scotland, including those relating to equality, employability and welfare proposals.
ENAR’s publication ‘Measure, Plan, Act: How data collection can support racial equality’, provides evidence that equality data collection is legally possible and not costly.
