In February 2015, an opinion by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) was published.
In January 2015, the High Court ruled that the conduct of the Communities Minister in relation to certain planning decisions amounted to indirect discrimination against Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers.
New measures aimed at bringing an end to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK were announced on 6 February 2015 – International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
The Coalition’s Social Policy Record: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 was published in January 2015.
The Deregulation Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015.
On 18 December 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in a case of alleged discrimination on grounds of obesity, referred to it by a Danish court.
Government guidance on who is eligible for legal aid in exceptional cases was ruled ‘unlawful’ by the Court of Appeal on Monday 15 December 2014.
In December 2014, the Government announced the roll-out of an ‘older workers’ champion scheme across every part of the UK to tackle age discrimination, from April 2015.
The Care Bill introduced in May 2013 brings together existing care and support legislation.
Launched in November 2014, the modern slavery strategy sets out the Government’s comprehensive cross-government approach to tackling modern slavery.
