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The Commission, which is independent of the Government, will look at outcomes for the whole population.\n\nFind out more about the Commission here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities","occurred_on":"2021-04-21","created_at":"2021-04-21T15:03:30.844Z","updated_at":"2021-04-21T15:03:30.844Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee requests update from Government on ethnicity pay reporting","body":"The Petitions Committee has written to the Government to request an update on when the Government plans to publish its response to its 2018 consultation on ethnicity pay reporting.\n\nRead the Committee's letter:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6986/documents/72837/default/\n\nIn the letter, the Committee urges the Minister responsible for the issue, Paul Scully MP, to ensure the Government's response to the consultation is published before a debate is held on the petition you signed. The Committee has scheduled this debate for 20 September, after Parliament has returned from the summer recess.\n\nThe consultation was launched in October 2018 and sought views from individuals and employers on what ethnicity pay information employers could be asked to report, and which employers should be expected to report this information. Find out more about the consultation:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ethnicity-pay-reporting\n\nThe Committee will publish the reply from the Government on its website when it receives it:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/\n\nYou can also follow the Committee on Twitter for updates:\nhttps://twitter.com/HoCPetitions\n\nYou will be able to watch the debate on 20 September on the UK Parliament YouTube channel:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/UKParliament","occurred_on":"2021-07-27","created_at":"2021-07-27T13:51:57.527Z","updated_at":"2021-07-27T13:51:57.527Z"},{"subject":"Feed in your views on the ethnicity pay gap on LinkedIn and read a letter from the Government","body":"Are you an employer or an employee with views on, or experiences of, reporting on the ethnicity pay gap? \n\nMPs want to hear from you. \n\nHead over to the House of Commons LinkedIn and comment on the thread to join the conversation: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/house-of-commons_mps-on-the-house-of-commons-petitions-committee-activity-6843531223520813056-b24l\n\nYour comments will be shared with MPs to inform their understanding ahead of the debate. \n\nWatch MPs debate the petition live on Monday 20 November at 4.30pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_kb-nzVJ6M\n\nLetter from the Government\n\nRecently MPs on the Petitions Committee received a response from the Government. The response came after Catherine McKinnell MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee, sent a letter about the ethnicity pay gap.\n\nThe letter asked the Government to:\n\n* Update on when it will publish its response to its 2018 consultation on ethnicity pay gap reporting\n\n* Ensure that the Government publishes its response before the debate on Monday 20 September\n\nIn response, the Minister responsible—Paul Scully MP—said: \n\n* He appreciates the frustration which people will feel about the time it is taking for the Government to respond to the 2018 consultation. The Government remain committed to publishing it\n\n* The Government believes it makes most sense to respond at the same time as when it responds to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which made some related recommendations\n\nRead the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6986/documents/72837/default/\n\nRead the Minister's reply here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7307/documents/76502/default/","occurred_on":"2021-09-14","created_at":"2021-09-14T16:30:55.312Z","updated_at":"2021-09-14T16:31:56.858Z"},{"subject":"Report on ethnicity pay gap reporting published by MPs","body":"The Women and Equalities Committee has published a report that calls on the Government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.\n\nRead the Committee's report:\nhttps://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmselect/cmwomeq/998/report.html\n\nHaving examined the case for ethnicity pay gap reporting, the Committee recommends that the Government should introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting by April 2023. It suggests this should apply to all organisations that currently report their gender pay gap. The report also calls on the Government to clearly set out how new ethnicity pay gap reporting rules would be enforced.\n\nRead more about the report, including a comment from Caroline Nokes MP, Chair of the Committee:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/160861/no-excuse-for-lack-of-ethnicity-pay-gap-statistics/\n\nWhat happens next?\n\nThe Government is now expected to respond to the Committee's report, which was published on 8 February 2022, within two months.\n\nThe Committee will publish the Government’s response here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/publications/\n\nWhat is the Women and Equalities Committee?\n\nThe Women and Equalities Committee is a cross-party group of MPs appointed by the House of Commons to examine the work of the Government Equalities Office (GEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and cross Government activity on equalities. It also scrutinises the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nFind out more:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/\n\nGet updates on their work by following the Committee on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/Commonswomequ\n\nThis is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\n\nGet involved in the work of the UK Parliament\n\nYou can sign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference: https://learning.parliament.uk/en/your-uk-parliament-newsletter-sign-up-form/","occurred_on":"2022-02-08","created_at":"2022-02-08T18:20:58.066Z","updated_at":"2022-02-08T18:20:58.066Z"}]}}}