EQUALITY BILL
KEY BENEFITS
- Equality is not a minority concern, but matters to every one of us. The CEHR will provide a route to greater social cohesion and economic prosperity through providing equality of opportunity for all
- The new Commission will:
- be a strong and authoritative champion for equality and human rights
- tackle barriers and inequalities affecting several groups and the costs this incurs to the economy
- provide advice and support to individuals on all discrimination issues and information on human rights in an accessible and user-friendly way
- be a more effective partner for employers and service provides, meeting their needs through providing a single access point to information, advice and guidance
- provide vital institutional support for age, religion and belief, sexual orientation and human rights that stakeholders are demanding
- be able to promote good relations among different communities
TERRITORIAL EXTENT
The Bill will apply to Great Britain. Although equal opportunities is a reserved matter, the encouragement of equal opportunities which falls within the devolved competence of the Scottish Parliament, and in Wales, the National Assembly has a duty to promote equality of opportunity. Human Rights issues arising in devolved matters will be the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament's announced body.
COMMENTS:
If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:
cehr@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
