tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/office-for-equality-and-opportunity Office for Equality and Opportunity - Activity on 51²è¹Ý HM Government 2025-07-10T12:07:03Z /government/news/government-seeks-new-bsl-advisory-board-members-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity-faced-by-deaf-people#2025-07-10T12:07:03Z 2025-07-10T12:07:03Z Government seeks new BSL Advisory Board members to break down barriers to opportunity faced by Deaf people The British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board is recruiting for a new co-chair and 15 new board members. /government/publications/apply-to-be-a-bsl-advisory-board-member-or-co-chair#2025-07-10T10:13:21Z 2025-07-10T10:13:21Z Form: Apply to be a BSL Advisory Board member or co-chair Apply now to join the BSL Advisory Board as either co-chair or board member. Applications close on 8 August (co-chair role) and 22 August (board member role). /government/publications/disability-unit-regional-stakeholder-network-meeting-summaries#2025-07-04T11:00:03Z 2025-07-04T11:00:03Z Transparency data: Disability Unit Regional Stakeholder Network: meeting summaries Summaries and actions from quarterly meetings between Minister for Social Security and Disability Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP and Regional Stakeholder Network (RSN) chairs /government/news/new-steering-group-to-champion-disabled-people-in-elected-office#2025-06-09T10:00:03Z 2025-06-09T10:00:03Z New steering group to champion disabled people in elected office A new steering group will support disabled candidates in elections, advising on a fund for disability-related expenses to level the playing field. /government/news/government-announces-preferred-candidate-for-chair-of-equality-and-human-rights-commission#2025-06-05T15:00:00Z 2025-06-05T15:00:00Z Government announces preferred candidate for Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson is the government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. /government/publications/british-sign-language-bsl-advisory-board-meeting-summaries#2025-05-01T12:00:33Z 2025-05-01T12:00:33Z Transparency data: British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board: meeting summaries Summaries of meetings of the BSL Advisory Board, which advises the government on key issues impacting BSL users and the Deaf community. /government/news/government-launches-call-for-evidence-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity-at-work#2025-04-07T10:43:41Z 2025-04-07T10:43:41Z Government launches call for evidence to break down barriers to opportunity at work A new call for evidence [launched today] will enable business, trade unions and civil society to shape action helping everyone, no matter their background, to thrive under the government's Plan for Change. /government/calls-for-evidence/equality-law-call-for-evidence#2025-04-07T10:29:34Z 2025-04-07T10:29:34Z Equality law call for evidence This call for evidence invites feedback on areas of existing equality legislation and possible equality law reform. It is one of several evidence-gathering exercises which will help shape the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. /government/news/government-announces-race-equality-engagement-group-to-break-down-barriers-to-racial-equality#2025-03-18T10:37:42Z 2025-03-18T10:37:42Z Government announces Race Equality Engagement Group to break down barriers to racial equality The views of ethnic minority people are being placed at the heart of government decision making following the establishment of the Race Equality Engagement Group (REEG). /government/consultations/equality-race-and-disability-bill-mandatory-ethnicity-and-disability-pay-gap-reporting#2025-03-18T10:09:58Z 2025-03-18T10:09:58Z Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting The consultation seeks views on how to implement mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers in Great Britain. /government/news/women-key-to-unlocking-growth-says-minister-for-women-and-equalities#2025-03-08T00:00:00Z 2025-03-08T00:00:00Z Women key to unlocking growth says Minister for Women and Equalities Women are key to unlocking growth says Minister for Women and Equalities, as groundbreaking figures highlight women’s untapped potential. /government/publications/apply-to-be-a-regional-stakeholder-network-chair#2025-03-04T11:55:57Z 2025-03-04T11:55:57Z Guidance: Apply to be a Regional Stakeholder Network Chair The Regional Stakeholder Network helps to ensure disabled people's views and voices across the regions of England are at the heart of what this government does. /government/publications/privacy-notice-for-gender-pay-gap-evidence-based-actions-for-employers#2025-01-14T12:49:10Z 2025-01-14T12:49:10Z Guidance: Privacy notice for gender pay gap evidence-based actions for employers A privacy notice which sets out your rights and how we will use your personal data. /government/publications/british-sign-language-bsl-second-report-2023-to-2024#2024-12-17T00:00:00Z 2024-12-17T00:00:00Z Corporate report: British Sign Language (BSL) second report, May 2023 to April 2024 A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public. /government/publications/response-to-call-for-input-on-single-sex-spaces-guidance#2024-12-17T00:00:00Z 2024-12-17T00:00:00Z Guidance: Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance A response to the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance launched by the previous government. /government/publications/privacy-notice-for-office-for-equality-and-opportunity-user-research#2024-12-05T15:32:41Z 2024-12-05T15:32:41Z Guidance: Privacy notice for Office for Equality and Opportunity user research A privacy notice which sets out your rights and how we will use your personal data. /government/publications/stem-recharge-programme-evaluation#2024-11-28T09:30:07Z 2024-11-28T09:30:07Z Research: STEM ReCharge programme evaluation Evaluation of the STEM ReCharge pilot programme to support people returning to careers in technology and engineering in the Midlands and North of England. /government/news/chair-of-equality-and-human-rights-commission-term-extended-to-november-2025#2024-11-13T00:00:00Z 2024-11-13T00:00:00Z Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission term extended to November 2025 The government has extended the terms of the EHRC chair and deputy chair to November 2025, while launching a recruitment campaign for a new chair. /government/news/new-protections-from-sexual-harassment-come-into-force#2024-10-25T23:00:00Z 2024-10-25T23:00:00Z New protections from sexual harassment come into force Employers now have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and create a safe working environment. /government/news/uk-government-celebrates-extension-of-un-disability-convention-to-bermuda#2024-10-10T13:00:03Z 2024-10-10T13:00:03Z UK Government celebrates extension of UN Disability Convention to Bermuda The extension of the UN Disability Convention will protect the rights of over three thousand disabled people living in Bermuda.