Equality and Human Rights Commission
(EHRC) A non-departmental public body established under the Equality Act 2006. It is accountable for its public funds but independent of government. The Commission brings together the work of three previous independent bodies—the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality, and the Disability Rights Commission—and assumes responsibility for equality in the areas of age, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The remit of the Commission is to promote and monitor human rights; and to protect, enforce, and promote equality across the nine “protected characteristics”—age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, and gender reassignment. Its enforcement powers include inquiries into general equality issues (e.g. sex discrimination in the finance industry) and assessments of whether public bodies are complying with the public sector equality duty. Indeed, the Equality Act 2006 allows the EHRC to bring judicial review proceedings against public authorities under the Human Rights Act. This is a particularly powerful tool, because the EHRC is not subject to the usual requirement that one ought to be an alleged victim of a human rights violation in order to pursue action.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en

• Website of the EHRC: provides information on human rights, public-sector equality duties, and best practice for employers

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