Equality South West’s “Setting Equality Objectives” event on 30^th June  aims to help public bodies with the process of setting equality objectives, including collecting and analysing data, how to involve community groups, different ways of assessing equality impact, and how to ensure compliance with the Equality Act 2010. (more…)

Welcome to EREN Member, Regional Equality and Diversity Partnership’s Newsletter.

DATE: 3rd June 2011

Please click on the stories below that you’re interested in, or on the link at the bottom of the page to view all new items.

New items include:

Policy and Law
Research confirms link between poverty and ethnicity in the UK
Cameron ‘big society’ speech in full
Red tape challenge
Commission appoints Chief Executive
Commission content on the retinal of Lawrence suspects

Reports and Publications
Broke, not broken report – Princess Trust
ICCP publishes Fiona Pilkington investigation report
Human rights in social housing guidance published by Commission

Events
June 30th 2011 – Equality Act 2010 & its duties
Equality Act Guidance Survey

To read the all of the information, please visit the REDP website.

The Equality Act 2010 – The Public Sector Equality Duty: reducing bureaucracy

EREN Response

We are disappointed that the Equality Act has been reviewed again. (more…)

The Centre for Local Policy Studies and Centre for Local Economic Studies working in partnership with the North West Infrastructure Partnership and Voluntary Sector North West are undertaking a piece of research on Equality, Localism and Big Society in the North West. (more…)

The government now prefers to talk of fairness rather than equality. So where does that leave marginalised communities? Jessica Smith and Stuart Speeden report. (more…)

The Government has launched a website where they want you to provide your opinions on regulations to help ministers decide whether regulations should stay, go, or be merged.  (more…)

ESW is hosting eight seminars around the South West region on the latest developments relating to the Equality Act 2010. At each seminar, ESW will deliver a presentation updating delegates on developments since their last regional tour in the spring of 2010. The ESW presentation will provide an update on the key Equality Act provisions which came into force in October last year and from 5th April 2011.

There are still spaces available at the following seminars:

• Tuesday 10^th May – The Equality Act: ‘Making equality real in the Big Society’ – The Eden Project, St Austell – places still available: St Austell
• Wednesday 11^th May – The Equality Act: ‘Making equality real in the Big Society’ – Gloucestershire University, Gloucestershire – places still available: Gloucestershire
• Tuesday 17^th May – The Equality Act: ‘Making equality real in the Big Society’ – The Assembly Hall, Melksham – details and booking can be found here: Melksham
• Friday 20^th May – The Equality Act: ‘Making equality real in the Big Society’ – The Innovation Centre, Exeter – details and booking can be found here: Exeter
• Wednesday 25^th May – The Equality Act: ‘Making equality real in the Big Society’ – Plymouth University, Plymouth – details and booking can be found here: Plymouth

To book your place please visit the ESW Events page.

ESW is pleased to announce a short series of Health/Housing/Learning Provider sector specific Equality Act seminars. (more…)