In Parliament

On 9 April 2018, the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy that set out action being taken to address serious violence and in p

The tackling of human trafficking is a devolved matter and the Scottish Government works closely with Police Scotland, Convention of Scottis

The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers and employers, including public authorities, to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that

The Government signed the Istanbul Convention to signal the UK’s strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG).

The 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery details the steps the Government has taken to prevent and tackle modern slavery, including throu

While the performance of police forces in the fight against modern slavery is a key priority of this government, the deployment of resources

The protected characteristics provided for in Section 4 of the Equality Act 2010 reflect the progressive development over time of the UK’s w

People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from th

The leak of any Government information or material is not acceptable and the Government takes such incidents very seriously.

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not provide formal training on devolution or inter-Governmental relations.