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Framework for a fairer future - the Equality Bill
— presented to Parliament by the Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women and Equality | | Corporate Author | Government Equalities Office - GEO |
| Publisher | TSO, London, June 2008 |
| Pages | 35 pp (Cm 7431) |
| Source | TSO, PO Box 28, Norwich NR31GN. www.tsoshop.co.uk |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Employment of older people ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | Following the Discrimination Law Review, this White Paper sets out the purpose and aims of the proposed Equality Bill, which will introduce a new Equality Duty on public bodies. The Bill will also de-clutter and strengthen the equality legislation, which has become complex and hard to understand. A short chapter on ending age discrimination states that the Bill will make it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of age when providing goods, facilities and services, or carrying out public functions. Other provisions proposed include: the requirement for transparency in tackling discrimination; extending positive action in employment; and strengthening enforcement in dealing with discrimination cases. A more comprehensive paper on the Bill's content is due to be published that will include the Government's response to the consultation, 'Discrimination Law Review: a framework for fairness: proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain' carried out in 2007 (Department for Communities and Local Government). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080709001 B |
| Classmark | B:TOB: GC: IKR: TM2: 6OA |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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