Sentences with phrase «public sector equality duty»

This protection, in turn, offered a shield against public sector equality duties that Baroness O'Cathain and her supporters so feared.
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.
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.
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.
Public bodies, including local - authority - maintained schools, are covered by the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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 between 2012 - 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discrimination, human rights, and equalities claims — including disability, sex, religion, race, and the public sector equality duty
Patrick has been a member of the Attorney General's «B» panel since March 2014, having previously been on the «C» panel, and has acted in numerous claims for judicial review across a range of areas, including prisons, immigration, social security, libraries, human rights and the public sector equalities duty.
Public bodies, including further education institutions, local authorities, maintained schools, maintained nursery schools, academies and free schools are covered by the public sector equality duty and when carrying out their functions must have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between disabled and non-disabled children and young people.
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