CentreLGS Consultation Paper Responses
Sharron FitzGerald (Keele) co-ordinated the Centre's response to the Home Office Border and Immigration Agency's 'Visitor Consultation Paper'.
Our response is available to download here.
Centre LGS response to 'Visitor Consultation Paper'
The Centre has responded to the UK government's latest Discrimination Law Review Consultation Paper: 'A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain'. Our response is available to download here.
Centre LGS Response to DLR Consultation
Hybrid Embyos
A number of the members in the health and bioethics cluster responded to an online consultation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on hybrid embryos.
CentreLGS produced a response to this consultation, which you can download here:
Centre LGS Response to HFEA Consultation
Rape Law Reform
In March 2006, the Office
for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) published a consultation
paper "Convicting Rapists and Protecting Victims
of Rape - Justice for Victims of Rape"
CentreLGS produced a response to this consultation,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
Response to OCJR Rape consultation
The Equalities Review Interim Report
The Equalities Review has been established to carry
out an investigation into the causes of persistent discrimination
and inequality in British society.
CentreLGS produced a response to the
Equalities Review Interim Report, which you can
download here:
CentreLGS
Response to Equalities Review Interim Report
Proposals to outlaw Sexual Orientation Discrimination
in the Provision of Goods & Services
On 13 March 2006, the DTI launched a consultation on
proposals to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation in the provision of goods and services.
CentreLGS produced a response to this consultation,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
Response to Sexual Orientation Discrimination consultation
Tackling Human Trafficking - Consultation on proposals
for UK action plan
On 5th January 2006 the Home Office launched a public
consultation to seek views on the proposed areas for
action to tackle human trafficking.
CentreLGS produced a response to the Consultation,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
response to consultation on Tackling Human Trafficking
Forced Marriage - A wrong not a right
On 5th September 2005 the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office and the Home Office jointly launched a public
consultation on whether to create a new criminal offence
relating to forced marriage.
CentreLGS produced a response to the Consultation,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
response to consultation on Forced Marriage
Consultation on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Act
The Government announced in 2004 that it intended to
review the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Act 1990 (the HFE Act), including holding
a public
consultation exercise in 2005.
CentreLGS produced a response to the Consultation,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
response to consultation on the HFE Act review
Increasing Diversity in the Judiciary
In October 2004 the Department for Constitutional Affairs
published a Consultation Paper Increasing
Diversity in the Judiciary. This consultation paper
set out proposals on how the judiciary of England and
Wales can be made more reflective of society today.
CentreLGS produced a reponse to the Consultation Paper,
which you can download here:
CentreLGS
response to consultation on Increasing Diversity in
the Judiciary
Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and
Human Rights
In May 2004, the Government produced a white paper
entitled 'Fairness
for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights.'
This white paper set out initial proposals for a new
equality body, which is expected to come into operation
in 2006. The new body will combine the roles of
the current equality bodies - The Commission for Racial
Equality, The Equal Opportunities Commission, and The
Disability Rights Commission. It will also have responsibility
for overseeing legislation on sexual orientation and
religion or belief, and for promoting human rights.
CentreLGS produced a response to the white paper, which
you can download here:
CentreLGS
response to Commission for Equality and Human Rights
white paper
