Ensuring strong equalities legislation after the EU exit Contents

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 The Government’s policy and our inquiry

About our inquiry

2 Retaining the UK’s strong legal equalities protections after exiting the EU

The UK’s relationship with the EU and other international institutions in relation to equalities

International treaties and agreements

The UK’s relationship with the EU on equality law

Gaps in equality protection that may arise as a result of leaving the EU

The Charter of Fundamental Rights

The function of the Court of Justice of the EU

The status of existing and future case law of the Court of Justice of the EU

EU legislation that has not yet been incorporated into UK law

The EU’s free-standing commitments to equality and non-discrimination

The Great Repeal Bill

The role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in equalities after exiting the EU

3 The role of civil society in UK equalities policy after exiting the EU

4 Research on and funding for equalities after exiting the EU

Annex: Draft equality clauses for the Great Repeal Bill

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament





24 February 2017