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Equality and Human Rights Commission
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Good Relations.The Future Agenda
Dr. Marc VerlotForesight directorEHRC
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Overview
• EHRC Mandate• Change is upon us
(1) new legislation(2) New political context
• What has the EHRC done?(1) Programmes(2) GRMF
• How can EDF be involved?
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EHRC’s mandate on Good Relations• ... to build mutual respect between groups
based on understanding and valuing of diversity, and on shared respect for equality and human rights (EA 2006)
• Promoting good relations and eliminating prejudice is one of core functions (Equality Act 2006)
• Applies to all strands, though particular emphasis on race, religion and belief
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EHRC’s mandate - 2
• Legislation gives us a role in:– Promoting understanding– Encouraging good practice– Eliminating prejudice, hatred and hostility– Enabling groups to participate in society
• Section 10 of EA 2006 also makes clear that it is about members of groups – putting more emphasis on individuals than before.
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Changed legislation
• EA 2010 introduces a public duty in which it asks public bodies and those who exercise public functions to have due regard to “fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it”
• Fostering can be interpreted as stronger than promoting
• Consultation will be out on specific duties!
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Changed legislation - 2Examples form the explanatory note on the Act
• The duty could lead a large government department, in its capacity as an employer, to provide staff with education and guidance, with the aim of fostering good relations between its transsexual staff and its non-transsexual staff.
• The duty could lead a school to review its anti-bullying strategy to ensure that it addresses the issue of homophobic bullying, with the aim of fostering good relations, and in particular tackling prejudice against gay and lesbian people.
• The duty could lead a local authority to introduce measures to facilitate understanding and conciliation between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims living in a particular area, with the aim of fostering good relations between people of different religious beliefs.
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Changed political context
• The Big Society instead of community cohesion? New UK Government is taking a different approach
• Partnership from below instead of funding from above
• Local will replace national
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EHRC work
Have done a number of things • Publishing research on roots of prejudice
and how to tackle them• Looking into tensions between strands:
religion and sexuality, religion and disability, gender and ethnicity
• Implemented a range of activities around preventing bad relations
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EHRC work - 2
• engaged in debate and policy on migration – looking what is influencing the numbers and what policy should be and how relevant public bodies like UKBA can meet their duties
• developing activities among young people around generating better or good relations such as Project 1000
• we are funding some projects such as Show Racism the Red Card, drama groups on prejudices around disability
• significant effort into accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers: a test bed area of good relations approaches
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Good Relations MF
• Published the conceptual framework – Icoco
• Have developed long list into shortlist via consultations
• Identified 4 domains and 20-22 indicators
• Results published in August 2010
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EDF involvement
• Involve in public consultations on the PSED
• Let us know of any good practice on GR
• Let us know about the impact of changed policy on existing GR work
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‘Building a society built on fairness and respect where people are confident in all aspects of their diversity.’