In 2013 the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) published the first EU-wide study on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). A public consultation on combating FGM ran until 30 May.
On 25 February 2013, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) launched a consultation on administering shared parental leave and pay. The consultation closed on 20 May 2013.
On 17 January 2013, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) launched a consultation titled ‘Early conciliation: consultation on proposals for implementation’.
The Equality and Diversity Forum and others submitted responses to the Government’s consultation on proposed changes to judicial review.
On 10 January 2013, the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee published a report on the Government’s new approach to consultation.
On 20 December 2012, the Equality and Diversity Forum responded to the government consultation on improving local government transparency.
In December 2012, EDF submitted a memo to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee which is taking evidence on the Government’s ‘new approach to consultation’.
On 27 November 2012, the Commission on a Bill of Rights published the responses to its July 2012 (second) consultation paper.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched a consultation on measuring child poverty on 15 November 2012.
On 7 April 2011, the Government launched the Red Tape Challenge on a website ‘challenging the public to help us cut unnecessary regulations’.
