The New Equality Bill: What Will Be the Impact?

The new Equality Bill 2010 finished its journey through Parliament in April 2010, and it will come into force in October this year, drawing together all the existing Acts and Statutory Instruments. Equality and diversity is a key area for social housing providers, with some providing specialist services to minority or vulnerable groups. Examples are:
• women fleeing domestic violence
• older people
• BME tenants
HouseMark has gathered together some online resources concerned with the new Act. For example, the National Housing Federation's Equality and Diversity page provides some useful background information. The Federation has also published a briefing, focusing on the role of housing associations. Find the links on the HouseMark website.