Programme 1 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Equality Bill

Putting Human Rights at the heart of what we do

Monitoring UN treaties

Influencing EU legislation - Article 13 anti-discrimination directive

Pursue strategic casework and interventions

1 - Engagement plan

2 – Consult strands on non-statutory guidance

4 – Brief parliamentarians

3 – Refine proposals with GEO

6 – Draft non-statutory guidance Tranche 1 & 2

9 – Disseminate guidance

5 – Consult Wales and Scotland

7 – 1st Draft statutory code of practice (Tranche 1 & 2)

8 – Publish Guidance

10 – Publish HRI findings

11 – Develop HR strategy

12 – Response to Green paper (BoR)

13 – Host HR summit in Wales

14 – Research on Rights of looked after children

15 – HR guidance to service providers

16 – Brief on benefits of Article 13

17 – Engage stakeholders (ongoing)

18 – Engage government & equality bodies

19 – Response to UK government on consultation exercise

25 – Shadow report on UK compliance with UNCERD

21 – Shadow report on the UNCAT

22 – Consider s16 inquiry on UNCRPD

23 - Promote awareness of UNCRPD

24 – Annual report on UNCRPD

KPI – 100 strategic legal actions with 70% success – substantially achieved

Strategic Priority 1 – Secure and implement an effective legislative and regulatory framework for equality and human rights

20 – Advocacy – MEPs reception

N1 – Guardian roundtable on HR

7a– first draft of Tranche 17b– first draft of Tranche 2

6a – Tranche 1 draft 1 & 2

6b – Tranche 2 draft 1 & 2

Milestone Delivered

Milestone re-planned x

Milestone de-scopedLegend:

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Programme 2 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Promote and enforce the PSD, working with inspectorates and regulators to monitor compliance

Driving reform in health, social care and independent living

Equality of civic and political participation

Equality of local service provision

Criminal justice system

Narrowing gaps in educational outcomes

28 – Seminars held in Scotland & Wales27 – Produce guidance on EIA

30 – Assess PSDs in SHA and PCTs

29– s31 Scottish Government PSD

33 – Influence current support Green paper

34 – Guide on procurement in health & social care

43 – Influence Public appointments

Strategic Priority 2 – Create a fairer Britain: with equal life chances and access to services for all

31 – Establish 5 MOUs

32 – ‘Equality Duties at the Heart of Public Services’

35 – Personalisation projects

36 – MOU with CQC

37 – Launch equality care project

38 – Challenge age discrimination

39 – Research to support Independent living in Scotland

41 – Diversity Delivers project

42 – Address politic under representation in Wales

47 – Hate crime rehab Scotland research and inform Britain wide approach

48 – Protocol with MOJ

49 – Identify disproportionate sentencing

50 – Revised: Prison service performance review

52 – Preparing Justice Agencies for the new PSD

53– Publish findings for “Staying on”54 – Input on SEN review for DCFS 55 – Identify of cause of occupational segregation

56 – Consider commissioning review of “early years “work

57 – Work with education inspectorates & regulators

58 – Guidance on PSD for schools

x

53b – ‘Staying on’ - Follow on focused on bullying in schools

40 – Pathway to Politics Review & speakers conference

51 – Muslim Prisons & NOMs Follow-up study

x

44 – Outreach for civic participation

45 – Work on CAA

46 – Work with WAO

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Programme 3 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Working Better

Narrowing the pay gaps – securing radical and sustainable reform

Accelerating improvements in the workplace

Infrastructure of equality models of change

Promoting economic inclusion

Equality in procurement and regeneration

59 – Employers Guidance produced

61 – Conduct Sex & Power survey

62 – Work with partners to develop Pay Metrics and publish guidance

63 – Baseline report on Pay Transparency

71 – Publish “Integration in the Workplace”

74 – Partner with business on work for diversity & economic success

60a– Produce guidance on flexible working

64 – s16 Financial Services

65 – s20 Glasgow City Council

66 – Research factors preventing Equal Pay (Root and Branch)

72 – Establish Business advisory board

78 – Work with stakeholder to develop evidence base of private sector

79 – Engage public sector workforce forum in Wales

80 – Construction Industry Inquiry findings 82 – Meat Processing sector Inquiry

84 –Tax benefit system / labour market research

85 – Assets by ethnicity findings

87 – Work with BIHR & Oxfam on a pilot HR approach to alleviating poverty

Strategic Priority 2 – Create a fairer Britain: with equal life chances and access to services for all

67 – Review number of Pay audits

69 – With WWC address structural causes of unequal pay

68 – Close the Pay Gap campaign Wales & Scotland

70 – Wales equality exchange conference

73 – Dialogue with Business held

75 – Review of equally professional network

76 – Engagement strategy of regulatory bodies

77 – Partner with Business schools to promote equality

81 – Revised: MOD Lessons learned report

86 – Grandparents & Child Poverty initial report

88 – Just Ageing launch in Westminster

89 – Publish Olympic Charter90 – Olympic procurement lessons learnt

91 – Model for public sector contracts

92 – Promote enterprise for disadvantaged groups

60 – Fathers rights to flexible working

71b – Guide to Integration in the Workplace

83 – Publish first Path of Recession research

83b – Publish second Path of Recession Research

59a – Childcare launch59b – Brussels Summit

x

80a – Construction Industry – Implementation report

x

86 a– Grandparents & Child Poverty final report

x

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Programme 4 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Influencers and triggers of prejudice

Developing young equality leaders

Working with young people at school

Putting generation without prejudice on the map

94 – Croeso project in Wales

98 – Partnership with Young Scots on equality & human rights issues

95 – Our Space Summer Camp 2008/09

93 – Attitudinal research

97 – Promote Black History Month in Wales

Strategic Priority 3 – Build a society without prejudice - promoting good relations and fostering a vibrant equality and human rights culture

96 – Young Brits at Art awards 2008/09

99 – Resources to support citizenship agenda

100 – Develop a youth-led campaign with a panel of 1000

101 – Youth conference held for Panel of 1000

95b – Our Space Summer Camp Lessons learned

96b – Young Brits at Art 2009/10 launch

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Programme 5 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Good relations guidance, promotion and best practice

Actively promote good relations in Britain

Migration, diversity and citizenship

Promoting safety and security, and targeting reductions in hate crime and harassment

106 – Engage regional stakeholders

102 – Raise awareness of PSDs through guidance

107 – ‘Religion and Civic Life ‘Project

Strategic Priority 3 – Build a society without prejudice - promoting good relations and fostering a vibrant equality and human rights culture

111 – Seminar on relationship between faith and secular communities

117 – Research on social mobility of second generation immigrants

114 – Define EHRCs role as a facilitator between faith and other communities.

103 – Benchmark authorities awareness of Good Relations

104– Publish practical guidance

105 – Establish practitioner networks

108 – Good Relations Barometer

109 – Intolerance and Community Cohesion

110 – Report of investigating the rise of the far right (re-scoped from guidance for authorities on managing employees (extremist groups)

112– Engage Welsh communities of Good Relations

115 – Publish research on social housing allocation

113 – Commission research on prejudice in Wales

116– Publish papers on impact of migration following the ‘Migration Summit’

118 – Under-review: ‘Follow up work on Map of Gaps 2

119 – Standard of service provision for women who experience violence

120 – Develop and implement an approach for promoting safety and security of disabled people.

122 – Support legislation on Hate Crime in Scotland

121 – Review actions of public authorities in eliminating harassment of disabled people

NEW: Good relations strategy

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Programme 6 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Build equality and human rights capacity and capability in the advice sector

Provide information and guidance to employers and organisations

Continue to improve the quality of advice and guidance provided through our helpline and website

129 – Update employers on legislative developments

123 – Map legal advice services (advice deserts)

124 – Launch improving quality of casework

Strategic Priority 4 – Promote understanding and awareness of rights and duties – deliver timely and accurate advice and guidance to individuals and employers

131 – Phase 1 of SME guidance

125 – Legal funding of the voluntary advice sector

126 – Work with partners to improve availability of advice

130 - Sector specific guidance for disadvantaged groups

127 – Raise awareness and understanding of rights amongst particular communities

128 – Extend the Commissions ToE and specialist training programmes

132 – Work with business to encourage exchange of guidance and best practice

133 – Reorganisation of Helpline

134 – Raise awareness of Helpline campaign

135 – Effective advice for referrals with specialist business advice providers

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Programme 7 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Review the Commission’s operating model

Developing the Commission’s regulatory approach

Strengthening our organisational capability

Building a flexible and responsive organisation

141 – Objectives and performance management framework implemented

Strategic Priority 5 – Build an authoritative and responsive organisation

136 – Review and refine the Commissions operating model (MTOR implementation)

137 – Design and implement an outcome-focused regulatory approach

138 – Develop an intelligence capability

139 – Leadership and management programme delivered

140 – Open training and bite size in place 142 – Competency framework skills audit

and gap analysis completed

143 – Conduct mapping work to enhance involvement of stakeholder networks

144 – New governance handbook 145 – New approach to project-based working implemented

146c – Options analysis for CRM system

146a – Upgrade IPOS

146b – Launch Sharepoint

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Programme 8 Q1 2009/10 Q2 2009/10 Q3 2009/10 Q4 2009/10 2010/11

Building an authoritative evidence base

Developing and implementing a systematic approach to measurement

153 – Triennial report draft on state of inequality in Britain

Strategic Priority 5 – Build an authoritative and responsive organisation

149 – Gay and Lesbian research

151 – Finalise EMF incorporating new indicators and adapted for Wales and Scotland

147 – Develop partnerships with stakeholders and research institutions

148 – Publish research on reviews of transgender

150 – Policy debates and summary reports x

152 – Develop GRMF to describe state of good relations 152a - First draft 152b- Final report

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