New guidance on equality law for students

In November 2012, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published ‘What equality law means for you as a student in further or higher education’.


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In November 2012, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published ‘What equality law means for you as a student in further or higher education’.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced guidance for further education providers on their responsibilities of the Equality Act.
ECU has just published a resource looking at embedding equality through the procurement process in colleges and universities. This guidance breaks down the procurement process step-by-step, providing practical guidance, ideas and case studies at each stage.
Is this the end of Equality Impact Assessments? In a speech to a CBI conference, David Cameron said ‘we are calling time on Equality Impact Assessments’. He said ‘You no longer have to do them if these issues have been properly considered...we don’t need all this extra tick-box stuff’.
The coalition government has proposed that the third party harassment provisions in the Equality Act 2010 should be repealed, to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received a second reading in the House of Lords on 14 November 2012 to remove this section of the Act.