Motion
- Motion title
- Defending the equality agenda
- Session
- 2010-2011
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2011
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE5
- Motion text
Conference notes with concern the increasingly draconian nature of public spending cuts which will lead to significant poverty and social exclusion. As a consequence of the Browne Review and the slashing of public funding for higher education, women, disabled people, older people, young people and migrant workers are likely to be negatively and disproportionately impacted.
HE sector conference calls for the full implementation of the Equality Act (2010) including the use of Equality Impact Assessments. It also calls upon HEC to ensure that universities undertake Equality Impact Assessments before any financial cuts, restructurings and/or redundancies are made.
Conference believes that defending the equality agenda is a crucial part of resistance to the government's austerity agenda and call upon HEC to continue to campaign on, and educate members about, these matters.
- Proposing body
- Northumbria University
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2011/H/05-28/049/HE5