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....
UK Government actions In March 2021, as part of its Build Back Better plan for growth and 2021 Budget, the...
The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...
The Welsh Government has legislated to make relationships and sexuality education a statutory component of the new curriculum – ensuring...
UK Government actions In March 2021, the census for England and Wales was carried out, on a ‘digital-first’ basis. The...
Policing in England and Wales has contributed to a regression in human rights protection for certain groups. Though there is...
The UK Government has taken some action aimed at strengthening institutional, policy and economic frameworks related to human rights and...
UK Government actions In its March 2021 budget, the UK Government announced measures to address regional inequalities, including the Levelling...
The UK Government has introduced some measures to increase the employment of certain protected characteristic groups, including in specific sectors,...
The Welsh Government has taken some positive policy and legislative steps, including a range of actions to address childhood adversity....
Policy reforms and increased investment in mental health services have improved access to support and treatment. However, this has occurred...
In England, measuring changes in attainment is difficult due to GCSE and A level reforms over recent years and the...
Measuring changes in attainment is difficult due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on forms of assessment and...
The UK Government has taken welcome steps to address gaps in the existing policy and legal framework regulating the use...
While the Welsh Government has updated its guidance on the procedures for school exclusion, there have been no significant legal...
The UK Government has taken important steps to eradicate, and enhance understanding of, modern slavery and trafficking, such as working...
We welcome the reduction in the number of children in custody in recent years, a trend that accelerated following the...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published a revised draft of its statutory guidance for schools, ‘Keeping...
The UK Government has taken some policy and legislative steps to address aspects of violence, abuse and neglect, including its...
Government should: Increase the availability of high-quality data disaggregated by: income, sex, age, gender, race, ethnic origin, migrant, asylum-seeking and...
Government should: (a) Ban non-statutory stop-and-search checks against children. (b) Ensure statutory stop-and-search checks are proportionate (considering the age and...
Government should: (a) Increase the number of women in decision-making roles, in public and private sectors. (b) End the gender...
Government should: Consider UN advice on the equal right of men and women to economic, social and cultural rights. The...
Government should: (a) Strengthen the capacity of the Government Equalities Office so that it can provide national leadership on women's...
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 that affordable and accessible childcare is available throughout the UK, particularly in Northern Ireland. (b) Consider...
Government should: make CERD part of UK and devolved law, and: (a) Ensure caste-based discrimination is banned by immediately bringing...
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice on harmful practices, ensure that marriage of 16 and 17-year-olds is based...
Despite the implementation of wide-ranging reforms since 2014, children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities (SEND) still face barriers...
Government should: (a) Ensure all under 18s are protected from prostitution, pornography and trafficking. Ensure UK laws can also be...
UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government published a new policy to support the needs of perinatal women...
Limited time out of cells, overcrowding, poor conditions, use of force, solitary confinement and self-harm in prisons are commonplace and,...
UK Government actions In September 2021, Public Health England published updated guidance on preventing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in...
The UK Government has committed to introducing a new Mental Health Bill and implementing new laws to prevent the use...
In recent years, the employment rate has increased overall, employment rates have improved for some, but not all, ethnic groups,...
Employment is mainly a reserved issue, which limits the action that the Welsh Government can take. The employment rate in...
The number of recorded hate crimes increased between March 2021 and March 2022, although data has been affected by improvements...
