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Reproductive and sexual health – Government action

UK Government actions In December 2020, NHS England published revised guidance on visitor restrictions in maternity units during the coronavirus...

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

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

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 134.124

Government should: End discrimination against same-sex couples in Northern Ireland by aligning the law with the rest of the UK....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reproductive and sexual health – Welsh Government assessment

The Welsh Government has legislated to make it mandatory for all school children aged 5–16 to learn about sexual and...

Progress assessment Limited progress

Family life, and rest, leisure and cultural activities – Government action

UK Government actions In June 2021, the UK Government committed to raise the minimum age for people to marry in...

Government action

Reproductive and sexual health – UK Government assessment

Funding cuts to the public health grant have affected sexual and reproductive health budgets, access to services across England varies,...

Progress assessment Limited 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

Policing – UK Government assessment

Policing in England and Wales has contributed to a regression in human rights protection for certain groups. Though there is...

Progress assessment Regression

Family life, and rest, leisure and cultural activities – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has introduced some positive reforms in relation to family life, including action to tackle child marriage and...

Progress assessment Limited progress

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

There have been a number of positive legislative and policy changes to increase education and awareness of the UN Convention...

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

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

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

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

International cooperation, including with human rights mechanisms – Government action

UK Government actions: Between May and August 2022, the UK Government submitted several reports to the UN: its report for...

Government action

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

Human rights education, trainings and awareness raising – Government action

UK Government actions In October 2020, the UK Government updated the ‘headteachers’ standards’, which set baseline expectations for professional practice...

Government action

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

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 16

Government should: (a) Change laws in Northern Ireland to ensure women there have the same protections as those elsewhere in...

UN recommendation