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  • Alun Francis Named Interim Chair of the Social Mobility Commission

    The Equality Hub has today announced Alun Francis OBE as the new Interim Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New EHRC commissioners appointed

    Minister for Women and Equalities, and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch MP, has today (Sunday 4th December) appointed two new Commissioners to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Board.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Co-chair appointed to BSL Board advising Government on key issues for Deaf people

    The Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove, has today appointed Craig Crowley MBE FRSA as co-chair of the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advise the government on key issues impacting the Deaf…

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Seven new Social Mobility Commissioners appointed

    Today the Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has appointed 7 new Commissioners to the Board of the Social Mobility Commission.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Gender recognition application modernised

    Minister of State for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, has today (29th June) launched a new service which modernises the process of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government launches taskforce to boost women starting fast-growing companies

    The ‘Taskforce on Women-Led High-Growth Enterprises’ will support women entrepreneurs, tackle investing barriers, and increase the number of women-led fast-growing businesses.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First of its kind support service for victims of conversion therapy funded by government

    Galop has been selected to deliver a first of its kind, Government-funded support service for victims of conversion therapy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • EHRC reappointing Helen Mahy and Alasdair Henderson for a second term

    The Minister for Women and Equalities has confirmed the reappointment of Helen Mahy and Alasdair Henderson as Equality and Human Rights Commission commissioners for another four year term.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • FTSE executives Penny James and Nimesh Patel appointed co-chairs of the FTSE Women Leaders Review

    Penny James and Nimesh Patel confirmed as co-chairs of FTSE Women Leaders Review, which monitors women’s representation in leadership in the UK’s biggest companies.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Eryl Besse appointed as new Wales EHRC Commissioner

    Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has appointed Eryl Besse as the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new Welsh Commissioner.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Call for businesses to share experiences of supporting LGBT staff

    LGBT Business Champion, Iain Anderson, calls on global and UK employers to share their stories of making workplaces welcoming for LGBT staff.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government launches pay transparency pilot to break down barriers for women

    Minister for Women launches initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women on International Women's Day

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Recruitment starts for new SMC commissioners

    The Equality Hub is recruiting for new Social Mobility Commissioners.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government launches review into treatment of LGBT veterans

    The government has launched a review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexual personnel in the military.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Letter to ministers on Public Sector Equality Duty assessments

    A letter to ministers from Kemi Badenoch MP, Minister for Equalities and Levelling Up Communities

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government extends consultation to help shape future Conversion Therapy legislation

    The Government has extended the consultation on legislation to ban Conversion Therapy by eight weeks, to ensure the widest possible views are taken into account, as part of shaping the legislation. This includes via the Easy…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Minister calls for at risk groups to get booster jabs

    Crucial research into the disproportionate impact of Covid on ethnic minority groups helped shape the response to the pandemic and increase vaccine uptake in those communities, a report by the Minister for Equalities, Kemi …

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government meets businesses supporting LGBT people at work

    The Government’s LGBT Business Champion, Iain Anderson, is today [Thursday 18th November] hosting businesses and charities at the Manchester Science and Industry Museum to discuss LGBT inclusion in the workplace.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government progresses ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy

    Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, today (29 October) vowed to protect LGBT people, and especially under 18s, from harmful conversion therapies as she set out proposals to ban the practice.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • G7 Advisory Council sets out detailed vision for gender equality

    The Gender Equality Advisory Council sets out the scale of the challenge of making progress on gender equality in the age of COVID-19.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government