Key Legislation, Reviews and Charters

---

 The Act simplifies and has replaced the large number of Acts and Regulations, which formed the basis of anti-discrimination law such as the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. 

 The Public Services (Social Value) Act came into effect in 2013. It requires people who commission public services to think about how they can also secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Any contract with a value over £170,000 should not just go to the cheapest tender. 

 Angus Deaton, chair of the IFS Deaton Review, has given congressional evidence on how the coronavirus pandemic is exposing and exaggerating longstanding inequalities in health 

 The Creative Industries Council (CIC) has launched a Charter designed to drive greater diversity across the UK’s creative industries. 

 An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system. 

 The commission will drive forward work to understand why disparities exist, what works to address disparities and what does not, and will present recommendations for action across Government and other public bodies, bridging the gap between data and policy. 

 Matthew Syed - the bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking - argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our 'cognitive diversity'. 

 This report examines the effectiveness of interventions led by UK government and employers to tackle gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps in the UK - by EHRC 2017

 Akala is an intelligent, thoughtful and impassioned man who writes brilliantly of his experiences of race and poverty in the UK. 

What we assume about each other and how we interact with one another has vast effects on our organisational success - especially in the workplace. Teaching you how to overcome unconscious bias, this book provides more than thirty unique tools, such as a prep worksheet and a list of ways to reframe your unconscious thoughts. 

 “The fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person.” 

 Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race. We don't support many of the views in the book but certainly worth a read to challenge some of the prevailing views. It also gives an interesting, although controversial insight into the complexities of transgender and gender identity.