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Work and Pensions Committee Press Notice
Select Committee to inquire into the Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater equality?
The Work and Pensions Committee today announced an inquiry "The Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater equality?" The Committee welcomes submissions, in accordance with the guidelines set out below, with particular reference to the following key areas:
The Government made a commitment in its 2005 General Election manifesto to introduce an Equality Act in this Parliament to modernise and simplify equality legislation. In June 2008 the Government published "A Framework for a fairer Future - The Equality Bill". This document sets out the Government's decisions on the measures it will include in the Equality Bill. The inquiry is to evaluate the effectiveness of current equality legislation and proposals in the Equality Bill in the following key areas......
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December 1, 2008
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