Race Relations
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Ten years on from the Macpherson report into the death of Stephen Lawrence, a report has been published by MPs claiming nothing has changed. Assessing how far the police have reformed since the murder – which threw racism in the police force into sharp relief – the MPs found the use of… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The British National party (BNP) may face a legal injunction over its whites-only membership policy after the equality watchdog demanded a change to its constitution. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today wrote a letter to the party demanding it address potential breaches related to its constitution and membership criteria, employment… Read more »
