CERD recommendations 2024, paragraph 28
Plain English recommendation
Government, including in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the overseas territories and the Crown dependencies, should:
Increase its action to improve the representation of ethnic minorities, especially women, in politics and public affairs. This includes across all levels of government, policy-making institutions, and decision-making roles. The government should also enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 that requires political parties to report on the diversity of candidates. It should also take steps to help people access their right to vote, and it should review any actions that have a negative impact on the right to vote for ethnic minority groups.
Original UN recommendation
The Committee recommends that the State party, including the governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the overseas territories and the Crown dependencies, continue to take effective measures, including special measures, to improve the representation of persons belonging to ethnic minorities, notably women, in political and public affairs at all levels of government, in the institutions responsible for developing policies that affect them and in decision-making positions. It also recommends that the State party give legal effect to section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, which requires political parties to report on the diversity of candidates. It further recommends that the State party take steps to facilitate the exercise of the right to vote and to review measures that have a disproportionate impact on the effective exercise of the right to vote by persons belonging to ethnic minorities.
Date of UN examination
24/09/2024
Original UN document
Download the original CERD concluding observations 2024 on the UN website.
Last updated on 11/04/2025