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CERES: Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (previously known as CEHR – Commission for Equality and Human Rights) takes over the work of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Disability Rights Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality; it also takes on new responsibilities for promoting equality and preventing discrimination in relation to sexual orientation, religion and belief, and age.

The EHRC also has new responsibilities to promote good relations between members of different groups and between groups. A group is defined by reference to shared characteristics on any of the equality “grounds” i.e. gender or transgender status, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or belief. The EHRC also has responsibility for promoting human rights, however it shares this responsibility in Scotland with the Scottish Commission for Human Rights.

The EHRC website can be found at www.equalityhumanrights.com

Links to the former Equal Opportunities Commission, Disability Rights Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality websites can be found at http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/pages/eocdrccre.aspx however please note that these websites are no longer updated.