Budget cuts could break equality laws

Theresa May, the home secretary and equalities minister, warned the chancellor that cuts in the budget could widen inequality in Britain and ran a “real risk” of breaking the law. May wrote “there are real risks” that people ranging from ethnic minorities to women, to the disabled and the old, would be “disproportionately affected”. May urged that steps be taken to avoid breaking the equality laws, warning that “there is a real risk of successful legal challenge”.

Westminster Briefing are holding three Equality and Diversity events that will discuss the challenges of delivering a fairer and more equal society in the midst of tightening budgets, as well as other key issues for equality and diversity practitioners and providers.

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