Pressing for Reform 

The Equality Commission has a duty to keep the equality legislation under review and advise government on ways it could be improved.  The Commission is calling for reform in order to address key inequalities, harmonise and simplify the legislation, strengthen the equality rights of people in Northern Ireland and ensure where appropriate, that equality law here keeps pace with legislative changes that have already taken place in Great Britain or are due to be implemented.

Single Equality Legislation

We support the introduction of single equality legislation in Northern Ireland.  For further information on our work on single equality legislation, including influencing developments in Great Britain, click here. 

There are a number of areas where we believe reform to be both necessary and desirable.  For more information on our work in calling for reform of the equality legislation, click on the images below.

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The Equality Commission is also calling for changes to the sex equality and fair employment legislation.

We also keep track of and influence European Union policy developments.  You can find information on this work by clicking here.