UK Equality Bill reintroduced

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The Government has confirmed plans to scrap the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and replace them with a single entity, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR).

Tuesday's Queen's Speech included an announcement about the reintroduction of the Equality Bill – which will lead to the creation of the new CEHR, which replaces the CRE, DRC and EOC.

The bill was published in March 2005 but ... (217 more words)

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