The Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), established under the Equality Act 2006 as a corporate body. Our sponsor department is the Government Equalities Office (GEO). They have a board of Commissioners who steer the Commission's work and direction.

The commission's website includes information on:

Equal Rights:-

• Your Rights under the Equality Act 2010
• Age Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination
• Gender Reassignment Discrimination
• Marriage and Civil Partnership Discrimination
• Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination
• Race Discrimination
• Religion or Belief Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Human Rights:-

• Changes to the human rights framework
• What are human rights?
• Human rights guidance
• Using your Human Rights
• Human rights and equality in the voluntary sector
• Protecting vulnerable people at risk of violence
• Our international commitments
• Service Users' Rights

Guidance for service users:-

• Education
• Housing
• Transport and travel
• Delivering services and the Law
• Adjustments for Disabled People
• Dealing with Discrimination
• Further sources of information for service users

In Employment Rights:-

• Guidance for workers
• Dealing with discrimination
• Work Place Adjustments

Please visit The Equality and Human Rights Commission website for further information.