Consultation outcome

Caste in Great Britain and equality law: a public consultation

• From: Government Equalities Office
• Published: 28 March 2017
• Last updated: 23 July 2018
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  1. 23 July 2018

     Published consultation response and analysis report.

  2. 5 July 2017

     The closing date for responses to the consultation has been extended to 18 September 2017

  3. 28 March 2017

     First published.

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Caste in Great Britain and equality law: consultation response

Ref: GEO-00218-2018

PDF, 278 KB, 17 pages

Caste in Great Britain and equality law: consultation analysis report

Ref: GEO-00221-2018

PDF, 542 KB, 34 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Government Equalities Office is seeking views on caste in Great Britain and equality law.

This consultation ran from
midday on 28 March 2017 to 11:45pm on 18 September 2017

Consultation description

This consultation is about how to ensure that there is appropriate and proportionate legal protection against unlawful discrimination because of a person’s origins with due consideration given to how such protection would be implemented in practice.

We want to hear from employers, service providers and public authorities, as well as the wider public.

As a result of the recent General Election, the consultation has been extended beyond its initial 16 week period, for a further 8 weeks.

Documents

Caste in Great Britain and Equality Law: A Public Consultation

PDF, 1.05 MB, 24 pages

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