Call for Evidence

The closing date for contributions to the National Equality Panel’s ‘Call for Evidence’ has now passed. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to submit a wide range of very helpful evidence and help in identifying other sources that will help our work.

We received 25 responses from a range of organisations and academics.  These form an essential part of the Panel’s gathering of evidence informing our report to be completed by the end of the year and published early in 2010.

Click the links below to view contributions received from the following:

• Age Concern and Help the Aged
• British Humanist Society
• British Naturism
• Carers UK
• Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales 
• Centre for British African Caribbean Studies (CBACS)
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR)
• Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender
• Children's Rights Alliance England
• The Equality and Diversity Forum
• Fawcett Society
• Institute for Employment Studies (1) and Institute for Employment Studies (2)
• Institute for Public Policy Research
• Learning and Skills Improvement Service
• Leonard Cheshire Disability
• The Lesbian and Gay Foundation
• Manchester University (Ian Plewis)
• Manchester University (Ludi Simpson)
• National Housing Federation
• Nemton Research Foundation
• Royal National Institute of Blind People
• RunnymedeTrust
• Stonewall
• University of York (Jonathan Bradshaw)

Please see relevant documents below :

• NEP Terms of Reference
• The need for the National Equality Panel
• NEP Call for Evidence - Chair's letter
• NEP Call for Evidence - Background
• NEP Call for Evidence - Proforma

Please send evidence to:

NEP-Evidence@geo.gsi.gov.uk