Joint submission made to inequality commission
Together with JustFair and the Equality Trust, Compassion in Politics has urged the government to adopt Section 1 of the Equality Act in an attempt to reduce the levels of inequality in the UK.
Our recommendation was made as part of a combined submission to the parliamentary consultation on 'Ethnic Disparities and Inequality in the UK.'
In short, our submission said:
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted and worsened socio-economic disparities in the UK
There is no national policy agenda focused specifically on tackling disadvantage caused by socioeconomic inequality
Both the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)14 and the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights have called on the UK Government to bring the socio-economic duty into effect.
The socio-economic duty in Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 offers a powerful tool for public authorities to actively consider the way in which their policies and decisions can address economic inequalities and therefore make a vital contribution to reducing inequality in the UK.
You can download a full copy of our submission here.