Consultation of Equality Act enforcement open : Womens' and Equality Committee

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theOtherPamAyres · 30/07/2018 14:10

"We've heard that enforcement of the Equality Act isn't working. Today we're launching an inquiry to find out why not and what needs to change. If you have information that can help us answer these questions, you can find out more and submit evidence here:

www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/women-and-equalities-committee/news-parliament-2017/enforcing-the-equality-act-launch-17-19/

Sounds like the City of London and other councils need to examine their policies of gender identity's primacy.

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Wanderabout · 30/07/2018 16:07

Gobsmacked this doesn't mention the myriad of problems that are starting to really show with implementing the sex exemptions:

However, the Committee’s work in a range of areas has shown that individuals have difficulties enforcing their rights under the Act and has questioned the effectiveness of the EHRC: inquiries on pregnancy and maternity discrimination, transgender equality, disability and the built environment, workplace dress codes, older people and employment and sexual harassment in the workplace all identified widespread problems with enforcement.

Will be a great chance to raise them though.

ijustwannadance · 30/07/2018 16:05

Unfortunately I agree with PP about this not being about protecting women as a sex class at all.

Pratchet · 30/07/2018 15:45

If MM was the driver then the focus will not be on helping women.

Procrastinator1 · 30/07/2018 15:25

I wish there was a delete function at didn't mean at the expense of the others. I was just worried as better set out by Macareaux

Ereshkigal · 30/07/2018 15:23

Agree we should complete and keep an eye on this one.

Macareaux · 30/07/2018 15:19

I don't go for the cynical conspiracy theorist angle unless it's the only one left.

Is be astounded if this is not a fishing exercise to gather enough complaints to review the exceptions for sex, and not in a good way.

Stonewall and trans organisations want this to happen and after the government have said they won't be changing it they need to find a way of doing a U turn on what they said.

Procrastinator1 · 30/07/2018 14:41

They don't say from whom they have heard enforcement of the Equality Act isn't working. I would watch the trans equality bit. I hope this isn't an attempt to further weaken protection for the sex protected characteristic at the expense of any others.

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