Tag Archives: Government Equalities Office

Concern over EHRC appointment delays

The government has refused to explain why it has still not appointed six new commissioners to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
The EHRC board is operating with only a skeleton number of commissioners, more than a month after it was supposed to have appointed the new board members.
Among the commissioners yet to be replaced [...]

Coalition packs equality duty review with friendly faces

The panel set up to review a vital piece of equality legislation has been packed with Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians, adding to fears of a new government assault on disabled people’s protection from discrimination.
The government also appears to have failed to include any disabled equality experts on the 11-strong review panel.
The review of the [...]