The Commission produces a range of publications that help to ensure that we are transparent and accountable.
Joint Committee on human Rights (JCHR): the Equality Bill
17 June 2009
On 4 June 2009 the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) issued a call for evidence on the human rights compatibility of the Equality Bill, which was published by the UK Government on 27 April 2009. The Commission submitted evidence including a consideration of the place of human rights and equality in UK law, the relation of the Equality Bill and the Human Rights Act, and responses to several of the questions which JCHR asked the Solicitor General on the compatibility of specific provisions of the Bill with international human rights law. Our submission is available in
PDF format and in
Word format.
