The Equality and Diversity Forum is a network of UK organisations committed to equal opportunities, social justice, good community relations, respect for human rights and an end to discrimination based on age, disability, gender and gender identity, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
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EDF's members and observers include some UK-wide organisations, some that operate across Great Britain and some that operate in England only. Although legislation on equality and human rights is reserved, many areas of policy and legislation that have a significant effect on inequality, such as education and health, are devolved. Wherever possible, EDF works and shares information with similar networks of equality and human rights NGOs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
History
The Forum was established by Sarah Spencer CBE and Patrick Grattan MBE in 2002 to promote dialogue and understanding across the separate equality ‘strands’, and to ensure that policy debate on proposals for discrimination legislation and a single equality body recognises the cross-cutting nature of equality issues.
Structure
The Equality and Diversity Forum’s work benefits: