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‘Mate crime’ fears for people with learning disabilities
15th September 2010'Mate crime' fears for people with learning disabilities
Read MoreStudent immigration levels unsustainable, says minister
6th September 2010The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", immigration minister Damian Green will say. In a speech later, he will question whether Britain is attracting the best students - with only half of student visas issued for university courses. Mr Green's comments on Radio 4 this morning come as Home Office research suggests one-fifth of students were still in the UK five years after being granted visas. The Home Office study tracked non-EU migrants who came to the UK in 2004. The largest group - some 185,000 people - were students, and 21% were still in the country five years later
Read MoreNumber of migrant workers in Lincolnshire continues to rise despite economy
6th September 2010 Read MoreMinisters call on business to improve disabled access ahead of the 2012 Games
6th September 2010With two years until the start of the Paralympics, Ministers today urged companies to see improving disability access as a way of becoming more profitable as well as more socially responsible.
Read MoreEric Pickles: Fair deal for travellers and the settled community
6th September 2010Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to give travellers who play by the rules the same rights as other mobile home residents and incentives to encourage councils to provide more authorised sites. At the same time, top-down Whitehall planning rules on travellers which Ministers believe has undermined community cohesion and harmed the countryside will be scrapped.
Read MoreSmall and Medium Businesses urged to examine equal pay practices
3rd September 2010The Equality and Human Rights Commission and the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today urged small and medium size businesses to examine their pay systems to ensure they comply with equal pay laws.
Read MoreGovernment issues draft guidance on definition of disability in Equality Act 2010
2nd September 2010The Government has launched a consultation on 'draft guidance' on matters to be taken into account in determining whether or not an employee is disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
New Equality Duty May Require Publishing of Equality Data
1st September 2010A new government consultation on the General Equality Duty is asking whether publishing equality performance data will increase accountability to the public. According to the plans public bodies that are expected to deliver the new Equality duty (those employing 150 or more) will be expected to publish annual data on how they are performing. This will enable the individuals to hold public bodies to account should they significantly underperform on their equalities obligations.
Read MoreNet migration to UK rose in 2009, statistics show
31st August 2010Net migration to the UK rose last year to 196,000, up by 33,000 from the number in 2008. Office for National Statistics figures show 4% fewer people arrived in the UK last year - 567,000 compared with 590,000 in 2008 - but the number who left fell further, by 13% to 371,000. Home Office data shows a 37% rise in people granted settlement in the UK between June 2009 and June 2010.
Read MoreDeaf awareness: we need to do more
26th August 2010With nine million people registered deaf or hard of hearing, public sector organisations have a duty to ensure employees are not excluded from the workplace
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