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CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 11

Government should: (a) Fund disabled people's organisations and involve them in planning and implementing all laws affecting disabled people (including...

UN recommendation

Institutional, policy and economic frameworks – Government action

UK Government actions In its March 2021 budget, the UK Government announced measures to address regional inequalities, including the Levelling...

Government action

Harassment and bullying in schools – UK Government assessment

The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Harassment and bullying in schools – Welsh Government assessment

The Welsh Government has legislated to make relationships and sexuality education a statutory component of the new curriculum – ensuring...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Data collection and recording – Government action

UK Government actions In March 2021, the census for England and Wales was carried out, on a ‘digital-first’ basis. The...

Government action

Data collection and recording – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has introduced various measures to improve the collection of equality data, with specific action to improve ethnicity...

Progress assessment Moderate progress

Data collection and recording – Welsh Government assessment

The Welsh Government publishes and analyses some data by protected characteristic, although significant data gaps remain. Overall data gaps and...

Progress assessment No progress

Institutional, policy and economic frameworks – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has taken some action aimed at strengthening institutional, policy and economic frameworks related to human rights and...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Equality and human rights legal framework – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has rejected several recommendations to strengthen equality and human rights legislation, including introducing the Socio-economic Duty in...

Progress assessment Regression

Violence, abuse and neglect, and child sexual exploitation – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has taken some policy and legislative steps to address aspects of violence, abuse and neglect, including its...

Progress assessment Limited progress

International cooperation, including with human rights mechanisms – UK Government assessment

The UK Government’s actions to seek re-election to the UN Human Rights Council indicate a continued commitment to human rights...

Progress assessment No progress

Health outcomes and experience in the healthcare system – Government action

UK Government actions: In August 2022, the UK Government published its Women’s Health Strategy for England, detailing ambitions for improvements...

Government action

Health outcomes and experience in the healthcare system – UK Government assessment

The UK Government set out a number of actions to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes in the NHS Long...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Mental health – UK Government assessment

Policy reforms and increased investment in mental health services have improved access to support and treatment. However, this has occurred...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Hate crime and hate speech – Government action

UK Government actions: In March 2022, the UK Government published the Online Safety Bill to establish a regulatory regime for...

Government action

Political and civic participation, including political representation – UK Government assessment

Women, ethnic minorities and disabled people remain under-represented in politics, and diversity data is inadequate, although the number of women...

Progress assessment No progress

Human rights education, trainings and awareness raising – UK Government assessment

While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...

Progress assessment No progress

Violence, abuse and neglect, and child sexual exploitation – Government action

UK Government actions In June 2021, Ofsted published the findings of a UK Government-commissioned review of sexual abuse in schools...

Government action

CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 15

Government should: Legally protect people from multiple and intersectional discrimination, including on the grounds of migrant, refugee or other status....

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.125

Government should: Review the Equality Act in relation to to gender identity, and ensure intersex people can access health services....

UN recommendation

CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 39

Government should: work with disabled people's organisations to: (a) Ensure disabled people (particularly women, children, intersex people and older people)...

UN recommendation

CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 41

Government should: Reverse all laws and practices allowing any form of forced medical care or surgery. Ensure disabled people (especially...

UN recommendation

CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 65

Government should: Increase the availability of high-quality data disaggregated by: income, sex, age, gender, race, ethnic origin, migrant, asylum-seeking and...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 26

Government should: (a) Strengthen the capacity of the Government Equalities Office so that it can provide national leadership on women's...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2016, paragraphs 65

Government should: (a) Put in place a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents, focusing on improving equality and...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.84

Government should: Do more to put an end to negative stereotypes in the media, especially against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

UN recommendation

Criminal justice institutions – Government action

UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government published a new policy to support the needs of perinatal women...

Government action

Access to healthcare – Welsh Government assessment

There is evidence that certain groups experience persistent inequalities in accessing healthcare in Wales, but a lack of data separated...

Progress assessment No progress

Criminal justice institutions – UK Government assessment

Limited time out of cells, overcrowding, poor conditions, use of force, solitary confinement and self-harm in prisons are commonplace and,...

Progress assessment Regression

Immigration – UK Government assessment

The implementation of ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies marked a reduction in human rights protections and court cases have found failures...

Progress assessment Regression

Violence against women and girls – UK Government assessment

There have been important recent reforms to strengthen the policy and legal framework, and it will take time for their...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Just and fair conditions at work – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has made commitments to ensure fair conditions at work, including to tackle sexual harassment. However, it has...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Access to healthcare – Government action

UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government announced the new Health and Social Care Levy to help pay...

Government action

Access to healthcare – UK Government assessment

Record NHS waiting lists and worsening waiting times before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have limited access to healthcare. There is...

Progress assessment No progress

Political and civic participation, including political representation – Welsh Government assessment

There have been changes to the policy and legal framework to increase political participation and improve the diversity of political...

Progress assessment Limited progress