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| EQUALITY ACT 2010 - LAW FROM 1 OCTOBER 2010
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The Equality Act 2010 will begin to come into force from 1 October 2010. Equalities Minister Theresa May has announced plans to timetable implementation of The Equality Act 2010 as originally planned. Rumours over the past few weeks of a possible repeal of the Act are unfounded. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published useful guidance on the Act and its implementation http://www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_act_2010/equality_act_2010_what_do_i_n.aspx (Posted 6 July 2010) |
| ANOTHER KEY DATE - 5 JULY 2010
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In the past week or so there have been rumours about a watering down or even the repealing of the Equality Act 2010. SETC shall wait until an announcment due on 5 July as to the likely timetable for implementation of major provisions within the Act. In the meantime a reliable article has been posted on Diversity Link's website http://www.diversitylink.co.uk/resource359/1.html Posted 24 June by Jack Moore |
| The Equality Act 2010
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Having received Royal assent on 8 April, we now have the Equality Act 2010 Bear in mind the Act is NOT YET IN FORCE. The proposed timetable is as follows: Oct 2010 - Main provisions April 2011 - Public Sector Duty, Socio-economic Duty and dual discrimination protection 2012 - Ban on age discrimination goods, facilities, services and public functions 2013 - Private and voluntary sector gender pay transparency regs and political parties publishing diversity data To read the full Act just follow the link http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2010/pdf/ukpga_20100015_en.pdf |
| Equality Act 2010 (Bill received Royal Assent 8th April 2010)
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The Equality Bill received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. Key provisions will come into force in October 2010 but there are other key areas that will not come into force until much later. The new Socio Economic Duty is not due until April 2011, extension of age discrimination to goods and services during 2012 and Gender Pay Audits during 2013. The Act pulls together in one statute, the core legislation from previous equality acts but it also seeks to strengthen equality of opportunity and diversity by introducing some key provisions: • Positive Action – where two candidates of “equal” a... |
| Back to the Commons
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Final amendments were made to the Equality Bill by the House of Lords on Tuesday (23rd). The Bill now goes back to the House of Commons for them to consider the Lords' amendments. The provisional date for this is Tuesday 6 April. We are getting teasingly close to the Bill receiving Royal Assent during April. posted 26 March 2010 |
| Date set for third (final) reading of Equality Bill
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The report stage of the process through the House of Lords took place on 2 March; this was a line by line examination of the Bill. Amendments discussed covered clauses 1-214 of the Bill. The third reading - a final chance to amend the Bill is scheduled for 23 March. We will keep you updated! Posted 11 March 2010 - Jack Moore |
| Equality Act or not, the equality agenda continues - housing seminars
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Following the success of last year's national seminars on the potential impact of the Equality Bill on housing, Jack Moore, Single Equality Training and Consultancy will again be chairing and speaking at these events, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing. By the time of the events in May 2010 we will know where we are with the Equality Bill, hence the title 'Equality Act or not, the equality agenda continues'. Full details and how to book are on the following link; http://www.cih.org/events/seminars/EqualityAct10 posted 250210 |
| EMBEDDING EQUALITY - PARTNERING OFFER
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| This offer is in response to the need to 'embed' equality throughout your organisation. This cannot be achieved with a quick fix mass training exercise. Clients buying into the year long programme will benefit from ongoing advice and guidance* on equality issues, around employment and service provision, for the duration of the contract. Your organisation will receive 10 days training* on any of the courses listed below. The cost (£7000 plus reasonable costs and VAT, with various payment options) also includes an initial meeting to undertake an equality health check and agree th... |
| Will it or won’t it! – Message from Jack Moore
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As we approach the end of 2009 and looking forward to a well earned break, let’s take a few minutes to reflect on the Equality Bill; will it or won’t it enter the statute books in 2010? At the minute we do not know the answer. The timing of it potentially receiving royal assent could not be worse as it coincides with the likely timing of a general election. Should Labour claim victory, the Bill should proceed to 'Act' – it has just completed its journey through the House of Commons and will now continue on its second stage; the journey through The House of Lords. Should the Cons... |
| CURRENT POSITION WITH EQUALITY BILL - October 2009
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The Equality Bill, published in April 2009, sets out to strengthen protection, advance equality and simplify the law. The main provisions of interest to local government and public authorities, including housing providers, are summarised below: • The introduction of new strategic socio-economic duty to reduce socio-economic inequalities • A new public equality duty that will extend the public duties to age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender reassignment, also including pregnancy and maternity – consultation will follow shortly on the specific duties • Clarification that proc... |
| Give the media time to settle!
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On the day of publication (27 April) the media reported widely on gender pay gaps with virtually no mention of the other major attributes of the Equalities Bill. The following day, 28 April our media was at it again concentrating on the 'class' angle, again with little mention of anything else (I was tempted to contact the Jeremy Vine lunchtime show on Radio 2 to balance the arguments!). Hopefully, after this Bank Holiday weekend, we will see some sensible reporting on the positive implications of this Bill posted 28 April 2009 by Jack Moore |
| Equality Bill to be published today - 27 April 2009
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As predicted by this site the Equality Bill is due to be published today, 27 April 2009. Later in the day I will update again with reaction and news but in the meantime I have included a link to BBC News with a story on the main content of the Bill. Most news emphasis at the minute is on gender pay gaps and 'class' inequalities. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8019605.stm posted 0930hrs 270409 by Jack Moore |
| Latest on the Bill - 8 April 2009
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Parliament is now on Easter recess and due back on 20 April. According to Vera Baird, Solicitor General, the Bill will be published before the end of April. There is well publicised internal wrangling over whether or not it should go ahead given the current recession but it appears the Bill lobby is winning! Watch this space! posted 8 April 2009 |
| Could social class be the 7th diversity strand?
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A White Paper published 13 January 2009 on Social Mobility points to a new law requiring the public sector to include ‘social class’ as a factor equal to race, gender and disability when deciding how money, services and jobs should be allocated. The White Paper suggests the government is considering: ‘An over arching requirement on public authorities to address the inequalities people face associated with where they live, their family background or the job they do.’ The word from Westminster is that the Single Equality Bill going forward in this parliamentary session will be amended to incl... |
| Equality Bill housing seminars
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Jack Moore of SETC is to chair national CIH seminars on the impact of the new Equality Bill on housing. SETC and CIH are working jointly to ensure these seminars afford delegates ample opportunity to probe and question the professionals on all aspects of equality. For further details: http://www.cih.org/events/seminars/singleequality/ posted 18 Dec 2008 |
| Tracking the Single Equality Bill
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We aim to keep you up to date with progress on the Single Equality Bill. If still on track, November should be an exciting time for the Bill with its introduction to Parliament. Following that the journey through the parliamentary process should result in the Bill receiving Royal Assent in the Spring of 2009, when it will become an Act of Parliament. (posted 31 Oct 2008) |
