Equality Act: Meeting the specific duties (London 22 March)

Equality Challenge Unit and the Higher Education Equal Opportunities Network are running four events across England to help equality and diversity practitioners and human resources staff to get to grips with the forthcoming specific duties for England.

Delegates will have the opportunity to gather information on the detail and scope of the new legislation (including timelines for implementation), and also participate in workshops providing practical detail on how institutions can take forward the work they are currently doing to meet the new public sector equality duty.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission will join ECU and HEEON for a question and answer session, where delegates will have an opportunity to ask questions about the new public sector equality duty and the specific duties that underpin it.

Who should attend?

These events will be limited to staff who will work directly with the English specific duties, for example equality and diversity practitioners and human resources staff.

Places are limited to a maximum of two delegates per institution.

Agenda

The seminars will cover the following areas:

• The public sector equality duty and its role in equalities legislation
• Specific duties: a HEEON perspective
• Workshop: Publishing equality information
• Workshop: Equality objectives
• Workshop: Equality analysis

Download the full agenda here:

• Agenda London 22 March
  

Register

These events are free to the higher education sector. Please note that there is a charge for late cancellation or non-attendance. 

To reserve a place please complete the booking form and return it by 8 March 2011 to:

E: admin@ecu.ac.uk
F: 020 7438 1011
P: Emily Blandford, Equality Challenge Unit, Queens House, 55-56Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LJ

• Booking form London 22 March
  

Before the events

The practical workshops will focus on publishing equality information, equality objectives and equality analysis. If you have specific issues relating to these areas that you would like to see covered please email equalityact@ecu.ac.uk with your suggestions.

Other dates

• 17 March 2011, Birmingham

• 18 March 2011, Leeds
  

• 21 March 2011, London

• 22 March 2011, London