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Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Thursday, 16 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Discrimination: Elections

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times in the last five years her Department has (a) discussed and (b) received reports from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on efforts to address discrimination during election campaigns.

Answer

In 2014, the Government Equalities Office had a number of discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission about updating its 2009 Election Guidance in time for the 2015 election. The EHRC subsequently issued the following guidance in March 2015:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/equality-and-human-rights-law-during-election-period-guidance-local-authorities


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68264
Session
2016-17
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Elections Equality and Human Rights Commission Discrimination
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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