Database of Universal Periodic Review recommendations
4 July 2013
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) database enables the viewer to access and search all UPR recommendations and voluntary pledges through several categories
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) database enables the viewer to access and search all UPR recommendations and voluntary pledges through several categories
On 24 June 2013, the Council of Europe adopted ‘Guidelines To Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons’.
An Early Day Motion on the Public Sector Equality Duty was tabled on 11 June by Sandra Osborne MP.
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 came into force in January 2013 and places a duty on public bodies to consider social value ahead of procuring the provision of services.
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee will be retained to advise the Department for Transport on accessibility issues relating to disabled people.
In May 2013, Communities Minister Huw Lewis pledged that the Welsh Government will not follow England in dropping the commitment to assess the impact that policies have on different groups.
On 5 June 2013, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its corporate plan for 2013/14.
In May 2013, the European Parliament voted in favour of an EU-wide protection order that will protect victims of domestic violence.
The second annual implementation update on the Open Public Services reform programme was published in May 2013.
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. In May, EDF published a summary of measures in the Act.