Equality
All Standard Notes
25 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 23.04.2013 | Parking: disabled drivers |
| This note is chiefly concerned with the blue badge scheme; it also includes sections on the provision of parking bays and on off-street parking for disabled people. | |
| 03.04.2013 | Disability discrimination: access to goods, services and facilities under the Equality Act 2010 |
| An overview of the duties owed by providers of goods, services and facilities to ensure that they do not discriminate against disabled people in accessing these goods, facilities and services. | |
| 21.03.2013 | The Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Impact Assessments |
| This note provides an overview of the public sector equality duty, contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, and Equality Impact Assessments. | |
| 13.03.2013 | Pensions: civil partnerships and same sex marriages |
| This note looks at the way in which forming a civil partnership affects rights to state, occupational and personal pensions and at the relevant provisions in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012-13 | |
| 06.03.2013 | Women in Parliament and Government |
| This note shows how the number of women in Parliament has changed since 1918, when women first became eligible to be elected as MPs. It presents comparative data for women in Parliament and other elected bodies in the UK and internationally. It also looks at some milestones over the last 100 years for women in Parliament and Government in the UK. | |
| 06.03.2013 | Women: International Women's Day 2013, Background & statistics |
| Background statistics for International Women's Day 2013. Women are 51% of the population but only 22% of MPs; 23% of judges and 31% of local councillors | |
| 20.02.2013 | Retirement Age |
| As of 1 October 2011, the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 abolished the DRA. | |
| 19.02.2013 | Disabled facilities grants (DFGs) |
| Disabled facilities grants (DFGs). By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/3011. This note provides an overview of entitlement to disabled facilities grants and the process by which they are funded. | |
| 24.01.2013 | Religious discrimination in the workplace: the case of Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom |
| This note examines the judgment in the case of Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom, handed down by the European Court of Human Rights on 15 January 2013. The case considered the restrictions an employer may justifiably place on workers' freedom to manifest their religion in the workplace. | |
| 18.12.2012 | All-women shortlists |
| This note looks at the background to the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 which allowed political parties to draw up all-women shortlists of candidates for elections; and its extension. It gives details of Labour candidates selected through all-women shortlists and methods of positive action used by the main political parties to increase the number of women MPs. | |
| 23.11.2012 | Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This briefing has been prepared for the Report Stage of the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill on 30 November 2012. The Bill is sponsored by Gavin Barwell MP, who was fourth in the 2012-13 ballot for Private Members' Bills. | |
| 22.06.2012 | Women in business |
| This note lists a selection of research, organisations and publications on women in business. | |
| 27.03.2012 | Disabled adaptations in leasehold flats and common areas |
| Disabled adaptations in leasehold flats. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/3133. This note explains the law around securing adaptations to leasehold properties. | |
| 07.03.2012 | Women in public life, the professions and the boardroom |
| This note sets out the key statistics and trends for female representation in public life, the professions and the boardroom. The note covers politics, public appointments, civil servants the judiciary, the NHS, education and leading private sector vocations. Most of these vocations have seen the proportion of women grow over the short and longer term, although the rate of progress is slow in certain sectors and there remain many areas and positions where women are significantly under-represented. In very few of the sectors examined do women exceed the 51% of the UK population that they are. | |
| 24.10.2011 | The Equality Act 2010 and positive action |
| This note considers the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 that allow positive action in respect of employment - it should be noted that positive discrimination continues to be illegal in most cases. | |
| 17.03.2011 | Labour's employment legislation from 2005 onwards |
| This note summarises employment legislation passed by the Labour Government from 2005 | |
| 15.10.2010 | How fair is Britain? |
| 14.10.2010 | Disabled access to listed buildings |
| Disabled access to listed buildings. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/3007. | |
| 09.08.2010 | Inheritance tax and civil partnerships |
| This note looks at the debate on the tax treatment of spouses and civil partners, in the context of the passage of the Civil Partnerships Act 2004, and the provisions in Budget 2005 to ensure the tax system treated each in the same way | |
| 24.05.2010 | Trends in GCSE attainment gaps |
| National improvements on the headline GCSE attainment measure have quickened in recent years. This has been accompanied by a fall in the performance gaps between different groups of pupils. Some substantial gaps remain, especially by different levels of poverty or deprivation. Others, such as those for most ethnic groups have virtually disappeared. These patterns raise the possibility that this headline indicator is no longer an an adequate measure of performance gaps that still exist and are clear on other measures. | |
| 11.03.2010 | Domestic violence statistics |
| Domestic violence statistics. By Gavin Thompson. SN/SG/950. Summary of statistics on the extent and nature of domestic violence from the criminal justice system and the British Crime Survey. Measurement and interpretation issues also discussed | |
| 09.02.2010 | Equality Bill 2008-09: sexual orientation and religious employment |
| Changes proposed in the Equality Bill regarding the circumstamces under which religious organisations are allowed to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation in employment. | |
| 01.02.2010 | EU bibliographies: proposed equal treatment directive |
| Under its 'Renewed Social Agenda' the European Commission adopted on 2 July 2008 a non-discrimination package including a proposal for a new directive on equal treatment prohibiting discrimination on grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief outside the employment sphere. This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposed "Equal Treatment Directive" and its scrutiny in the UK and EU. | |
| 13.01.2010 | Maternity pay and leave |
| This note gives a brief account of statutory maternity pay and leave entitlements. It also sets out some proposed changes to this from the UK Government and European Commission | |
| 15.09.2009 | Married women and state pensions |
| This note looks at how married women can build state pension entitlement and the option to pay reduced rate National Insurance Contributions until 1977. |
All Research Papers
17 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10.09.2012 | Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill |
| This briefing has been prepared for the Second Reading of the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill on 14 September 2012. The Bill is sponsored by Gavin Barwell MP, who was fourth in the 2012-13 ballot for Private Members' Bills. | |
| 15.10.2010 | Social Indicators |
| This Research Paper summarises a wide range of social statistics. Subjects covered include crime and justice, defence, education, elections, health and population. This edition includes an article in advance of UN World Statistics Day (20.10.2010) on statistical literacy. It also includes articles entitled 'Electoral registration' and 'Public opinion of the police', and a topical subject page: 'How fair is Britain?' | |
| 12.11.2009 | Equality Bill : Committee stage report |
| Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole. | |
| 07.05.2009 | Equality Bill (Bill 85 of 2008-09) |
| Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole. | |
| 23.01.2009 | Welfare Reform Bill: disabled people, child maintenance and birth registration |
| This paper is one of two which examine the main proposals of the Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09. It deals with Parts 2-4 of the Bill, which include provisions for a new right for disabled people to control how public resources are used to meet their needs, new powers to enforce child maintenance, and for the joint registration of births. See also Research Paper 09/08. | |
| 17.11.2005 | Equality Bill (HL) (Bill 85 2005-06) |
| Equality Bill (HL) (Bill 85 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/77 | |
| 26.08.2005 | Employment Tribunals (Representation and Assistance in Discrimination Proceedings) Bill (Bill 14 of 2005-06) |
| Employment Tribunals (Representation and Assistance in Discrimination Proceedings) Bill (Bill 14 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/59 | |
| 24.03.2005 | Equality Bill (Bill 72 of 2004/05) |
| The Equality Bill (Bill 72 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/28. | |
| 08.09.2004 | Civil Partnership Bill (HL) (Bill 132 of 2003/04) |
| The Civil Partnership Bill (HL) (Bill 132 of 2003/04): the detail and legal implications. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/65. | |
| 07.09.2004 | Civil Partnership Bill (HL) (Bill 132 of 2003/04) |
| The Civil Partnership Bill (HL) (Bill 132 of 2003/04): background and debate. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/64. | |
| 03.02.2004 | Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill (Bill 16 2003/04) |
| Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill (Bill 16 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/13. | |
| 09.06.2003 | Employment equality regulations:religion and sexual orientation |
| Employment equality regulations: religion and sexual orientation. House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/54. | |
| 16.11.2001 | Age Equality Commission Bill (Bill 10 of 2001-02) |
| Age Equality Commission Bill (Bill 10 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/100. | |
| 16.03.2001 | Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill (HL) (Bill 55 of 2000-01) |
| Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill (HL). (Bill 55 of 2000/01). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/29. | |
| 06.04.2000 | Local Government Bill (HL): the Section 28 debate (Bill 87 1999/2000) |
| Local Government Bill (HL): the 'Section 28' debate. (Bill 87 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/47. | |
| 20.04.1999 | Disability Rights Commission Bill (HL) (Bill 73 1998/99) |
| Disability Rights Commission Bill (HL) (Bill 73 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/43. | |
| 21.01.1999 | Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill: 'Age of consent' and abuse of a position of trust (Bill 10 1998/99) |
| Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill: 'Age of consent' and abuse of a position of trust (Bill 10 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/4. |
