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UK Government actions In October 2020, the UK Government updated the ‘headteachers’ standards’, which set baseline expectations for professional practice...
Government should: (a) Develop compulsory training for public officials that covers the content of the CAT. (b) Ensure that all...
Government should: Consult disabled people's organisations to: (a) Ensure all disabled children get an inclusive education in their own communities....
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations, and in line with the CRPD Committee's recommendations following its inquiry into the...
Government should: Do more to prevent and put an end to racism and xenophobia, including in the media and on...
Government should: Distribute widely the ICCPR, the UK state report and the UN's recommendations. he State party should disseminate widely...
Government should: (a) Ensure that vulnerable women can access employment opportunities, housing and social security so they don't need to...
Government should: (a) Ensure the law provides for 'no-fault' divorce and introduce a requirement that all religious marriages, including Islamic...
Government should: Review the ‘Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas,...
Government should: Take further action to raise awareness to tackle negative stereotypes and prejudices against disabled people (especially those with...
Government should: (a) Improve training for government officials who make decisions about statelessness. Carry out regular reviews of the officials’...
Government should: (a) Take steps to address the low prosecution and conviction rates for domestic abuse and sexual violence. Ensure...
Government should: (a) Improve efforts to investigate claims of human trafficking, prosecute perpetrators and ensure that victims obtain compensation. Consider...
Government should: Increase efforts to investigate alleged hate crimes and to prosecute perpetrators. These efforts should include improved training for...
Government should: Share the UK's report to the UN and the Committee against Torture's recommendations widely, through official websites, the...
Government should: Fully consult with civil society organisations when preparing the UK's next State Report, and in the follow-up to...
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations to: (a) Develop programmes to make judges, prosecutors, police officers and prison staff...
Government should: (a) Do more to encourage girls to study non-traditional subjects and courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...
There have been a number of positive legislative and policy changes to increase education and awareness of the UN Convention...
Government should: (a) Tackle bullying and violence in schools, through teaching human rights, building respect for diversity and improving conflict-resolution...
While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...
Government should: (a) Consider expanding the law to protect all under 18s from age-based discrimination. (b) Regularly review the use...
Government should: Urgently tackle the ‘intolerance of childhood’ and negative public attitudes towards children, especially teenagers, in society and the...
Government should: (a) Systematically and meaningfully involve children in decision making, both locally and nationally, in all matters relating to...
Government should: Consult children on the voting age. If lowered, strengthen human rights education and early awareness of rights and...
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice on harmful practices, ensure that marriage of 16 and 17-year-olds is based...
Government should: (a) Take action to reduce the impact of social background or disabilities on children's achievements in school. Guarantee...
Government should: Engage with the media to eliminate images that stereotype or objectify women, take steps to end negative gender...
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice on children's right to rest, leisure, play and cultural life, ensure all...
Government should: Ensure older people receive an adequate pension, care and treatment. Educate all health care workers on the rights...
Government should: Raise awareness to end violence and discrimination against ethnic minorities and foreigners. Take the necessary measures to deepen...
Government should: Continue promoting cultural understanding to end hate crime against social minorities. Continue to implement measures such as promoting...
Government should: Train public officials (particularly the police and the military) in human rights, including on the excessive use of...
Government should: Introduce an action plan to challenge perceptions of disabled people not having ‘a good and decent life’, and...
Government should: Widely distribute the State Reports and the present recommendations. The Committee recommends that the State party’s reports be...
