Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a non-departmental public body in Great Britain that promotes and enforces equality and non-discrimination laws. It aims to protect human rights and ensure fair treatment for all individuals across various protected characteristics.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Dr Lesley Sawers Appointed Interim Deputy Chair of the EHRC

Friday, 29 September 2023

Current Equality and Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Lesley Sawers OBE, has been appointed Interim Deputy Chair of the EHRC by the Minister for Women & ...

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Eryl Besse appointed as new Wales EHRC Commissioner

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has appointed Eryl Besse as the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new Welsh Commissioner....

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Akua Reindorf appointed as new EHRC Commissioner

Monday, 20 December 2021

Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, appoints Akua Reindorf to EHRC Board...

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Progress in tackling disability related harassment

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Public authorities show progress in tackling disability-related harassment but must do more....

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High court rules local authority must consider funding for a traveller child when travelling

Monday, 09 December 2013

Commission welcomes High Court decision that a local authority must support a 3-year old, disabled child from a traveller family, even when his family...

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Review of home care commissioning published

Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Home care commissioning practices by local authorities must protect older people’s human rights, says Equality and Human Rights Commission review....

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Commission publishes equality guidance for schools

Friday, 28 June 2013

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to help schools protect their pupils from discrimination and promote equality....

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Court of Appeal rules that full investigation is key in decisions to prosecute victims of trafficking

Monday, 24 June 2013

Child victims of human trafficking who commit a crime could have charges against them dropped if they can prove that the offence was committed as a re...

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