People’s charter for the UK
A major new political initiative will be launched today – the people’s charter for change sets out six policy priorities it hopes will force social change for a fairer Britain.…
Tag: equality
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Interim report says local homes for local people may be illegal
The Institute for Public Policy Research, which has been researching housing allocation for the Equalities Commission since last year, has concluded that Gordon Brown’s pledge to provide more social housing…
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New focus on equality in housing
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced it is to play a leading role in promoting good practice and equality on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) issues in…
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Equalities Bill aimed at a ‘fairer future’
The new Equalities Bill which was published on Monday calls on public bodies to narrow the gap between rich and poor. The Bill requires government ministers, departments and key public…
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Opposition calls new home pledge ‘unlawful’
The Conservatives have warned that equality legislation could stop government plans to give local people greater priority for council housing. Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said the measures would be…
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Queue jumping immigrants a myth
A two-year investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Local Government Association, whose conclusions will be released next week, has found that immigrants were not jumping to…