On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
Government should: Legally protect people from multiple and intersectional discrimination, including on the grounds of migrant, refugee or other status....
Government should: Take further action to combat increasing hate speech, islamophobia and hate crimes on the basis of race. Address...
Several permanent welfare reforms introduced by the UK Government, including the two-child limit, have adversely affected the enjoyment of human...
The UK Government has introduced some positive reforms in relation to family life, including action to tackle child marriage and...
UK Government actions In June 2021, the UK Government committed to raise the minimum age for people to marry in...
The UK Government has introduced legislation aimed at tackling terrorism, following a number of terrorist incidents. While the UK Government...
UK Government actions In March 2021, the census for England and Wales was carried out, on a ‘digital-first’ basis. The...
The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...
While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...
The Welsh Government has taken some positive policy and legislative steps, including a range of actions to address childhood adversity....
The UK Government has taken some policy and legislative steps to address aspects of violence, abuse and neglect, including its...
The UK Government has continued to seek to limit its accountability for responding to allegations of human rights abuses and...
Government should: Ensure the planned counter-extremism bill aligns with international law and does not single out certain organisations based on...
Government should: Review counter-terrorism measures which target people or groups based on race, ethnic background or religion, including Muslims or...
Government should: Do more to support victims of discrimination and hatred, especially religious hatred, and to raise awareness of this...
Government should: Increase the availability of high-quality data disaggregated by: income, sex, age, gender, race, ethnic origin, migrant, asylum-seeking and...
Government should: Take further action to end religious hate crime. Ensure minority groups can access justice. Adopt effective measures to...
Government should: Improve policies to tackle hate crime, particularly crimes motivated by race and religion. Share any successful strategies with...
Government should: Put into practice the 'Hate Crime Action Plan' to reduce racially and religiously motivated crimes. Ensure efficient implementation...
Government should: Tackle religious hatred, discrimination, hostility and violence in both political discourse and in the media. Tackle advocacy of...
Government should: Do more to put an end to negative stereotypes in the media, especially against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
Government should: Do more to end racism, xenophobia and islamophobia. End discrimination against migrants. Avoid detaining asylum seekers and stateless...
Government should: Abolish any legal obligation to attend collective worship in state-funded schools. Guarantee children's right to freely decide whether...
Government should: (a) Ensure the law provides for 'no-fault' divorce and introduce a requirement that all religious marriages, including Islamic...
Government should: Reduce achievement gaps in education, particularly among children from low income families. Take further action to avoid segregating...
Government should: (a) Ensure there is sufficient housing (especially social housing), particularly for the most disadvantaged groups, including those on...
Government should: In line with UN advice on poverty and the ICESCR, guarantee support to all those living in (or...
Government should: Review its employment policies to address the root causes of unemployment. Develop an action plan focusing specifically on...
UK Government actions: In March 2022, the UK Government published the Online Safety Bill to establish a regulatory regime for...
