Sentences with phrase «equality duties»
The phrase "equality duties" refers to the responsibilities that individuals, organizations, or governments have to treat everyone fairly, regardless of their differences. It means ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities and is not discriminated against based on factors such as race, gender, religion, or disability. These duties are in place to promote fairness and create a more equal and inclusive society. Full definition
The inadequate consultation, and a similarly flawed equality impact assessment, meant that the council did not have sufficient information to discharge the disability equality duty.
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The white paper also proposed measures to end age discrimination, promote transparency in organisations and introduce a new equality duty on the public sector.
Blake J. did find, however, that all members of the Council had not paid proper regard to the public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.
Finally, when considering whether the Lord Chancellor had complied with the public sector equality duty under section 149 of the EqA when introducing the Fees Order, the Court of Appeal considered that the equality impact assessment carried out at the relevant time was adequate to meet that duty.
Public bodies, including local - authority - maintained schools, are covered by the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010.
The general disability equality duties contained in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995), s 49A apply to the exercise of a local authority's functions under the community care legislation.
The issue in R (M) v Birmingham CC [2009] EWHC 688 (Admin) was whether a local authority had complied with its general disability equality duties despite not having consciously taken them into account when assessing a disabled person's community care needs and making service provision decisions based on those needs.
The report's authors called for urgent action by national and local governments, and threatened the worst local authorities with legal action under the gender equality duty if changes were not made to stop the post code lottery of services.
You will find here information about how the school ensures it meets its Specific Equalities Duties (these are things our school must do).
The Ministry of Justice equality objectives set out how we will comply with the public sector equality duty between 2012 - 2016.
Greenwich Community Law Centre v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 Public sector equality duty challenge to outcome of tender process for funding for community legal advice.
(ii) while the final Cabinet decision did not recite the various equality duties, it was clear that, overall, the decision and its likely impact had been very carefully considered.
The disability equality duty formed the main plank of the claimants» arguments.
In the Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011, (SI 2011/1060) the list of public authorities covered by the public sector equality duty contained within s 149 is expanded.
Equality Law including provision of goods and services, trade unions, and the operation of equality duties
Needs were assessed and reviewed, and service provision decisions taken, in a way which complied with the general disability equality duties despite the fact that the decision maker had not consciously set out to comply with those duties.
The High Court (Cranston J) held that the failure to refer to the general disability equality duties under DDA 1995 did not render the decisions unlawful.
This protection, in turn, offered a shield against public sector equality duties that Baroness O'Cathain and her supporters so feared.
A Labour government will reinstate the public sector equality duties and seek to extend them to the private sector, ensuring all citi] ens benefit from this Labour legislation.
«The public sector equality duty had only been in place a month when the Coalition announced the review.
The public sector duty takes effect as part of the existing public - sector equality duty, rather than as a standalone requirement
The Council contended that TfL's decision was unlawful because of a failure to comply with the public sector equality duty; and a failure to take account of relevant considerations.
The Judge (Mrs Justice Elizabeth Laing DBE) held that this decision was flawed because Members were misdirected as to the requirements of the public sector equality duty and because Members failed to consider the other relevant legislation, including sufficiency duties relating to short breaks.
The local authorities contended that the Government's decision to proceed in Parliament by way of the hybrid bill procedure breached EU environmental law (the EIA Directive), that the consultation leading to the decision was faulty, that the Government failed to comply with its public sector equalities duty and that, in a number of respects, the decision was irrational.
Also introduced, as a result of the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1066), is the public sector equality duty (s 149) and certain exceptions to this duty (see Sch 18).
The public sector union UNISON argued that the introduction of fees breached the EU principle of effectiveness and equivalence and the public sector equality duty and amounted to indirect discrimination.
access to public services and the public sector equality duty (in relation to both workforce and service provision issues)
In both cases, the court emphasised the importance of following statutory guidance, carrying out adequate consultation and complying with the general public sector equality duty.
It argues the changes are contrary to the fundamental purpose of the housing benefit scheme and the cuts will disproportionately affect lone parents and ethnic minorities and contravene the government's equality duties.
It is clear that in any case where the decision may affect large numbers of disabled people, the necessary due regard to the needs of disabled people under the public sector equality duty is very high.
The Ministry of Justice equality objectives set out how we will comply with the public sector equality duty.
the Lord Chancellor had failed to satisfy the public sector equality duty, in brief requiring that a public authority must, in the exercise of its functions, have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the EqA.
Although a number of steps had been taken by the Lord Chancellor to satisfy the public sector equality duty, Unison focused on the Equality Impact Assessment dated 13 July 2012 (EIA).
The issues before the Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes) are whether the Fees Order breached the «effectiveness principle», and whether it was indirectly discriminatory, the alleged failure to satisfy the public sector equality duty having been dropped.
He has experience of dealing with matters across the full spectrum of local government law, including local government reorganisation, combined authorities, central government intervention, service reorganisations, the public sector equality duty, inter-authority disputes, standards, local government finance and disposal of land.
The union argued that the introduction of fees breaches the EU principle of effectiveness on the grounds that they make it unaffordable for many people to pursue a legal remedy, indirectly discriminate against women and breach the public sector equality duty.
He is particularly experienced in local authority law, in areas such as consultation and equality duties, governance and constitutional issues and public procurement.
Looking at the behaviour of the government in relation to the equality duties under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), one might be tempted to think not.
HLE blogger Declan O'Dempsey considers the behaviour of the government over the equality duties under the Equality Act 2010
The government decided that authorities should not be «burdened» with the requirement to publish the volume of information that the previous government had required them to produce in order to demonstrate that they were complying with the public sector equality duty.
In the recent attempt at dismantling the effectiveness of the public sector equality duties under the EqA 2010, two approaches have been adopted by the government.
The EqA 2010 permitted a government to make regulations on the approach that certain public authorities would have to adopt in relation to the public sector equality duties.
Three service users claimed judicial review of the council's decision which they argued was unlawful because the council had not complied with its equality duties.
The woman claimed that the arrangement for placing prisoners in APs gave rise to unlawful sex discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010, and Arts 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and that the secretary of state had acted in breach of the public sector equality duty.