On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published its National Disability Strategy, which made commitments to improve the...
Government should: (a) Develop a strategy (in consultation with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities) to address the challenges they face...
Government should: Reduce achievement gaps in education, particularly among children from low income families. Take further action to avoid segregating...
Government should: Consult disabled people's organisations to: (a) Ensure all disabled children get an inclusive education in their own communities....
Government should: Withdraw its reservation to CRPD article 24 (2) (a) and (b) on the right to inclusive education. The...
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations to: (a) Raise legal standards for making digital information services accessible for all....
Government should: (a) Recognise disabled people’s right to live independently and be included in the community in UK laws, so...
Government should: Consult with disabled children's organisations to develop and put into practice policies for: (a) Tackling high poverty levels...
Government should: (a) Do more to encourage girls to study non-traditional subjects and courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...
Government should: Engage with the media to eliminate images that stereotype or objectify women, take steps to end negative gender...
Government should: (a) Take further action to end all racist bullying and harassment in schools. Make schools collect data on...
Government should: Cut fees to make higher education more accessible, in accordance with capacity. Gradually introduce free higher education. The...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published a revised draft of its statutory guidance for schools, ‘Keeping...
Government should: Ensure its international development cooperation is aimed at strengthening the right to free compulsory primary education for all....
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice on children's right to rest, leisure, play and cultural life, ensure all...
Government should: (a) Take action to reduce the impact of social background or disabilities on children's achievements in school. Guarantee...
Government should: (a) Put in place a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents, focusing on improving equality and...
Government should: Adopt a human rights-based approach to disability, set up a strategy for the inclusion of disabled children in...
Government should: (a) Tackle bullying and violence in schools, through teaching human rights, building respect for diversity and improving conflict-resolution...
Government should: Abolish any legal obligation to attend collective worship in state-funded schools. Guarantee children's right to freely decide whether...
UK Government actions: In September 2022, Department for Education (DfE) revised guidance on behaviour in schools and on suspensions and...
UK Government actions: The UK Government resumed the use of school exams in summer 2022, with exam boards instructed to...
Government should: Do more to promote racial equality and social inclusion in Northern Ireland's education system. Step up efforts to...
