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How fair is Britain? Equality, human rights and good relations in 2010
— the first triennial review | | Corporate Author | Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC |
| Publisher | Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC, [Manchester], October 2010 |
| Pages | 749 pp |
| Source | Equality and Human Rights Commission, Arndale House, Arndale Centre, Manchester M4 3AQ. www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Keywords | Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Statistics [data] ; Reports. |
| Annotation | Much of the Review is a collection of objective data (including Census data, surveys and research) about the chances, choices and outcomes in life and experience of different groups of people in terms of their age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, and transgender status. The report is arranged in three parts. Part I, 'A new landscape', summarises equality law to date, and notes changing attitudes and public opinion. Part II, 'Critical issues facing Britain today', begins by "identifying critical issues" in Chapter 5, which explains what kinds of evidence are presented and the reasons for choosing particular measures and indicators. Chapters 6 to 14 include data relating to activities across nine different areas reflecting individuals' capabilities and freedoms in order to be happy, productive and fulfilled: life; security; health; education; employment; standard of living; care and support; and power and voice. For each area, the Review examines a set of indicators, and evaluates their usefulness. Part III, Findings and challenges, highlights gaps in data and information that is reliable. It presents an "Agenda for fairness", which identifies significant challenges, including: eliminating the effect of socio-economic background on health and life expectancy; and reducing the rise of the need for and cost of informal care, and to increase autonomy, choice and control for both carers and those who receive care. Appendices include: criteria for selecting the indicators; data sources; and contributors to consultations and calls for evidence. A weblink (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/key-projects/tr... includes downloads of this report as a complete volume, in three parts, or chapter by chapter; also supporting evidence and the executive summary. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101026003 B |
| Classmark | IKR: TM2: 6C: 6K |
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