The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April after peers voted against removal of the EHRC’s general duty and in favour of caste protection.
On 23 April 2013, the Ministry of Justice published ‘Reform of Judicial Review: the Government response’ including details of the reforms it will be taking forward.
In April 2013, the Equality and Diversity Forum wrote to Parliamentarians about tabled amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
The fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women culminated in the adoption of agreed conclusions for actions to end violence against women and girls.
‘Employment Law 2013: Progress on Reform’ was published by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills in March 2013.
On 4 March 2013, the Government announced a new network of ‘what works’ evidence centres at an event hosted at Nesta with ESRC, BIG Lottery, Cabinet Office and others.
On 1 March 2013 the Government announced it has no current plans to add caste to the definition of race in the Equality Act 2010.
On 28 February 2013, the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 became law.
On 13 March 2013, the EHRC intervened in a Judicial Review at the High Court into the abolition of the Independent Living Fund, a move which affects 20,000 disabled people.
On 14 March 2013 the European Parliament called for a ban on homophobic and transphobic hate crime/speech.
