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The Government has extended the consultation on legislation to ban Conversion Therapy by eight weeks, to ensure the widest possible views are taken into account, as part of shaping the legislation. This includes via the Easy Read version that is now available.
Crucial research into the disproportionate impact of Covid on ethnic minority groups helped shape the response to the pandemic and increase vaccine uptake in those communities, a report by the Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, shows today.
The Government’s LGBT Business Champion, Iain Anderson, is today [Thursday 18th November] hosting businesses and charities at the Manchester Science and Industry Museum to discuss LGBT inclusion in the workplace.
Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has today (10th September) announced the appointment of Iain Anderson as the government’s new LGBT Business Champion.
Government response to consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace
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The response to this consultation which aims to gather evidence about whether the current laws on protecting people from sexual harassment in the workplace are effective.
UK to host its first global LGBT conference
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The UK will host its first ever global LGBT conference to tackle inequality around the world and urge countries to take action.
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