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| The Equality Bill and carers | | Author(s) | Luke Clements, John Bangs |
| Corporate Author | Carers UK |
| Publisher | Carers UK, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 8 pp (code: UK4047) |
| Source | Carers UK, 20 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4LX. http://www.carersuk.org |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Ageism ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | This briefing considers the impact of the reforms proposed in the Equality Bill on carers. It has been developed through a discussion with representatives of Carers UK, IDeA (the Improvement and Development Agency) and staff from Hertfordshire and Surrey County Councils. There is concern that the Bill's reforms risk obscuring more pressing changes that could undermine the rights of carers to equal treatment. The paper considers the scope for combining some of the new obligations on public bodies created by the Bill with other existing functions. It concludes by arguing that policy developments that may impact on carers need to be evaluated before they become established. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100318206 E |
| Classmark | P6: B:TOB: IKR: TM2 * |
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