Tag Archives: Equality and Human Rights Commission

Disabled peer’s victory over EHRC’s ‘critical’ general duty

11/03/2013 – 11:16 am

A disabled peer has won a major parliamentary victory after defeating government plans to restrict the remit of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
The government wants to remove section three of the Equality Act 2006, the EHRC’s “general duty”, as part of plans to simplify regulation and reduce “unnecessary red tape”.
The general duty describes [...]

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Medical student bites back after Mosquito bar discrimination

12/02/2013 – 10:00 am

A disabled medical student who was refused entry to a bar and then taunted by the manager, has secured compensation for discrimination.
Mark Daniels, a wheelchair-user from Peckham, south London, secured an out-of-court settlement of £1,500 for the treatment he received while visiting the Mosquito bar in Clapham High Street, also in south London.
Daniels had taken [...]

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