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Race disparity audit: we must face inequalities head on

Last updated: 9 October 2017

Rebecca Hilsenrath responds to the Prime Minister's comments on the race disparity audit.

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Race disparity audit: we need focused action to tackle race inequality

Last updated: 11 October 2017

David Isaac responds to the Government's race disparity audit.

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Religious symbols ruling does not mean staff can be targeted for dismissal

Last updated: 17 March 2017

Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Rebecca Hilsenrath comments on a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union which found that employers could ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols, but must have a relevant

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Response to comment piece in The Times

Last updated: 29 March 2017

Rebecca Hilsenrath responded with a letter to a comment piece in the The Times which called the Commission timid or lacking in bite.

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Response to Scottish Parliament Committee report into prejudice based bullying

Last updated: 7 July 2017

Our response to the findings of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee report into prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in schools.

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Rise in hate crime reporting: we must do all we can to discourage hate attacks

Last updated: 17 February 2017

Commission responds to statistics from the Home Office which indicated a significant rise in reporting of hate crime incidents in England and Wales in the three months following the EU referendum.

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Scotland hate crime legislation review response

Last updated: 25 June 2018

We issued a statement in support of the launch of Lord Bracadale’s review of hate crime legislation in Scotland.

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Significant number of improvements for the Metropolitan Police

Last updated: 8 September 2017

Joint statement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Metropolitan Police Service.

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Smacking ban: Commission welcomes Scottish Government commitment

Last updated: 23 October 2017

The Commission welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to outlaw the physical punishment of children in Scotland.

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Standards in political discussion: a letter to all political parties

Last updated: 24 February 2017

We wrote to all political parties offering advice and guidance on equality and human rights policies in election manifestos and calling for political debate to follow standards that will not will not create divisions.