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UK Government actions In December 2020, NHS England published revised guidance on visitor restrictions in maternity units during the coronavirus...
The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...
Government should: Increase the availability of high-quality data disaggregated by: income, sex, age, gender, race, ethnic origin, migrant, asylum-seeking and...
Government should: Legally protect people from multiple and intersectional discrimination, including on the grounds of migrant, refugee or other status....
Government should: End discrimination against same-sex couples in Northern Ireland by aligning the law with the rest of the UK....
Government should: Do more to put an end to negative stereotypes in the media, especially against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
Government should: (a) Put in place a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents, focusing on improving equality and...
The UK Government’s actions to seek re-election to the UN Human Rights Council indicate a continued commitment to human rights...
Women, ethnic minorities and disabled people remain under-represented in politics, and diversity data is inadequate, although the number of women...
Policy reforms and increased investment in mental health services have improved access to support and treatment. However, this has occurred...
There have been changes to the policy and legal framework to increase political participation and improve the diversity of political...
The UK Government has introduced various measures to improve the collection of equality data, with specific action to improve ethnicity...
The Welsh Government has legislated to make relationships and sexuality education a statutory component of the new curriculum – ensuring...
While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...
The UK Government has taken some action aimed at strengthening institutional, policy and economic frameworks related to human rights and...
The Welsh Government has legislated to make it mandatory for all school children aged 5–16 to learn about sexual and...
UK Government actions In June 2021, the UK Government committed to raise the minimum age for people to marry in...
Funding cuts to the public health grant have affected sexual and reproductive health budgets, access to services across England varies,...
The Welsh Government publishes and analyses some data by protected characteristic, although significant data gaps remain. Overall data gaps and...
Policing in England and Wales has contributed to a regression in human rights protection for certain groups. Though there is...
The UK Government has introduced some positive reforms in relation to family life, including action to tackle child marriage and...
There have been a number of positive legislative and policy changes to increase education and awareness of the UN Convention...
The UK Government has made commitments to ensure fair conditions at work, including to tackle sexual harassment. However, it has...
There have been important recent reforms to strengthen the policy and legal framework, and it will take time for their...
UK Government actions: In August 2022, the UK Government published its Women’s Health Strategy for England, detailing ambitions for improvements...
UK Government actions: In March 2022, the UK Government published the Online Safety Bill to establish a regulatory regime for...
UK Government actions: Between May and August 2022, the UK Government submitted several reports to the UN: its report for...
UK Government actions In March 2021, the census for England and Wales was carried out, on a ‘digital-first’ basis. The...
UK Government actions In October 2020, the UK Government updated the ‘headteachers’ standards’, which set baseline expectations for professional practice...
UK Government actions In its March 2021 budget, the UK Government announced measures to address regional inequalities, including the Levelling...
Government should: (a) Change laws in Northern Ireland to ensure women there have the same protections as those elsewhere in...