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• Commission responds to Court of Appeal ruling that spare room subsidy is discriminatory against victims of domestic violence

  Last updated: Array 27 Jan 2016

  Commenting in response to today’s Court of Appeal ruling that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions acted unlawfully by failing to exempt victims of domestic violence living in safe-houses from the spare room subsidy, Rebecca Hilsenrath, CEO at the ...

• Scotland’s Equality and Human Rights Report Card: “Good progress, work still to do.”

  Last updated: Array 20 Jan 2016

  Scotland’s biggest ever study into equality and human rights- published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - has revealed mixed results that show improvement for some, but many others are at risk of being left behind. The report find ...

• How well is Scotland “Measuring Up” for Equality?

  Last updated: Array 11 Sep 2015

  The Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today published the fourth in a series of reports which track the performance of Scottish public bodies against their duties under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012. Today ...

• Commission publishes research into prejudice-based bullying in schools in Scotland

  Last updated: Array 18 Mar 2015

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today published new research into the scale and impact of prejudice-based bullying in Scottish secondary schools. The research, based on findings from 1,250 pupils and 330 teachers, concludes that proced ...

• Equality and Human Rights Commission Announces New Scotland Committee Members

  Last updated: Array 18 Feb 2015

  18 February 2015 Kaliani Lyle, Scotland Commissioner today announced the appointment of two new members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Scotland Committee. The Scotland Committee is a statutory decision-making body and is responsible ...

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