Equality and Human Rights Commission

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equality body national human rights institution non-departmental public body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the independent statutory body in Great Britain responsible for promoting and enforcing equality and non-discrimination laws and protecting human rights.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
UK Equality and Human Rights Commission	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	equality body ⓘ national human rights institution ⓘ non-departmental public body ⓘ
abbreviation	EHRC NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesIn	England NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
canInterveneIn	strategic litigation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFounded	2007-10-01 ⓘ
doesNotCover	Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	equality law enforcement ⓘ human rights protection ⓘ non-discrimination ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Commission for Racial Equality NERFINISHED ⓘ Disability Rights Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Equal Opportunities Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
hasPower	bring legal proceedings ⓘ conduct inquiries ⓘ conduct investigations ⓘ issue compliance notices ⓘ provide legal assistance ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
isAccreditedAs	A-status national human rights institution ⓘ
jurisdiction	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Equality Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandate	eliminate unlawful discrimination ⓘ promote equality ⓘ promote good relations between different groups ⓘ protect and promote human rights ⓘ
memberOf	European Network of Equality Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitors	Equality Act 2010 compliance ⓘ Human Rights Act 1998 compliance ⓘ
overseenBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishes	codes of practice ⓘ guidance on equality and human rights ⓘ
regionServed	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
website	https://www.equalityhumanrights.com ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

England and Wales → hasNationalHumanRightsInstitution → Equality and Human Rights Commission ⓘ

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission → cooperatesWith → Equality and Human Rights Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Equality and Human Rights Commission