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Have amended so as to refer to the GB as NI has a separate body and added link to the Equality Act and a reference to the bodies which will be replaced by the CEHR. More material to hopefully be added later. Cpnlsn88 02:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)


Surely should be "reasonable person" to comply with the organisation's requirements (man on the Clapham omnibus being a traditional phrase). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 (talk) 12:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Note 7 link not working!

comment added by Wickedpassion (talk) 22:55, 25 November 2009 (GMT)

Section on Christians

Rockbadger2011 (talk · contribs) added the following section, which I've modified (this is what it looked like before, these are my edits). I've now moved the paragraphs here for discussion:

Litigation against Christians

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 amended the Public Order Act 1986 to extend hate crime legislation to cover "hatred against a group of persons defined by reference to sexual orientation". The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, however, also contained the so-called Waddington amendment stating that "the discussion or criticism of sexual conduct or practices or the urging of persons to refrain from or modify such conduct or practices shall not be taken of itself to be threatening or intended to stir up hatred". During 2009 it was debated whether the proposed Coroners and Justice Bill should repeal this Waddington amendement. At the time, the EHRC argued in favour of repeal.[1]

The EHRC intervened in Catholic Care (Leeds) v Charity Commission and persuaded the High Court to rule that Catholic Care (Leeds) could not continue to place children for adoption with married couples only. The charity had been placing children with adoptive parents for more than 100 years. Catholic Care was among a dozen Catholic agencies in England and Wales forced to change their policy towards homosexual people by the equality laws passed in 2007. The others have either closed or cut their links with the Church.[2]

The EHRC also intervened in 2011 against Christian Guesthouse owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull, who restricted double rooms in their guesthouse (which was also their home) to married couples only. They were sued by civil partners Martyn Hall and Stephen Preddy who were turned down for a double room. The case was funded and supported by the EHRC. The judge ruled against the Bulls and ordered them to pay compensation. The Bulls now face financial ruin.[3]

The EHRC also intervened in Johns v Derby City Council[4] in 2011 and argued that the Council should be able to prevent Christians Eunice and Owen Johns from becoming foster parents because their Christian moral views on sexual ethics might ‘infect’ a child. The Johns lost their case and remain unable to foster children. The EHRC later issued a public apology to the Johns after the comment was brought into the open.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bishops fight for right to criticise gay lifestyle".
  2. ^ "Catholic charity's appeal over gay adoption fails". BBC News.
  3. ^ "Christian Hotel Owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull penalised for turning away gays".
  4. ^ "High Court Judgment Suggests Christian Beliefs 'Harmful to Children'".
  5. ^ "Johns v Derby City Council".

Personally, I think the paragraphs feel a bit coatracky. This article is supposed to be about the EHRC, not about the unsettled judicial landscape regarding sexuality versus religion. Gabbe (talk) 17:02, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Extravagant spending criticized by Tax Payers Alliance

The EHRC has come under significant pressure for the Tax Payers Alliance who have called for its abolition.

In October 2010, the TPA called on supporters to write to Theresa May and support the abolition of the quango that has repeatedly failed to control its budget properly.

TPA claims include 

   Nearly £20,000 paid to political parties.
   Over £3,000 on hotels in the UK and over £2,000 on hotels in Switzerland.
   Over £2,600 spent on flights, over £1,600 on restaurants and even £76 on first class Heathrow Express rail tickets.

http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/home/2011/08/research-echr-credit-card-spending.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.222.229.238 (talk) 12:06, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Equality and Human Rights Commission - Commissioners

The Commissioners names on this page need to be updated. Please see the EHRC website: [1]

The Commissioners are:

Baroness Onora O'Neil (chair) Caroline Waters OBE (Deputy Chair) Sarah Anderson Ann Beynon OBE (Wales Commissioner) Kaliani Lyle (Scotland Commissioner) Chris Holmes MBE (Disability Commissioner) Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE Laura Carstensen Professor Swaran Singh Sarah Veale CBE

Iceangel2109 (talk) 15:07, 1 May 2013 (UTC)Iceangel2109Iceangel2109 (talk) 15:07, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/the-commissioners/

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