Launch of ‘Best Use of Stop and Search scheme’
4 September 2014
On 26 August 2014, Home Secretary Theresa May officially launched a new scheme to reform police use of stop and search powers.
On 26 August 2014, Home Secretary Theresa May officially launched a new scheme to reform police use of stop and search powers.
The Liberal Democrats policy paper: Expanding Opportunity, Unlocking Potential was published in September 2014.The Liberal Democrats policy paper: Expanding Opportunity, Unlocking Potential was published in September 2014.
The ECNI’s race equality policy paper highlights the need to combat prejudicial attitudes and to develop robust and reliable statistical information to better target and monitor key policies and actions.
Legislation introduced on 16 June 2014 makes forcing someone to marry against their will a criminal offence.
In June 2014, the Council of the European Union published the Council’s 18 month programme from the future Italian, Latvian and Luxembourg Presidencies.
On 14 May 2014, the Joint Committee on Human Rights heard evidence on the work of the Equality and Human Rights Committee.
EU member states have two years to implement the procurement Directive that came into force on 17 April 2014, confirming that the principle of equal treatment applies to national procurement procedures and public contracts.
On 14 May the Immigration Bill received Royal Assent and became the Immigration Act 2014.
On 30 April 2014, the Home Secretary gave an oral statement to Parliament on reforms to police stop and search powers.
A progress report on the Government’s plan to tackle hate crime was published on 1 May 2014.