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LNB news: Responses to call for evidence on ethnic disparities and inequality published

01 April 2021
Categories: Legal News , Discrimination
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The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has published the responses to its call for evidence on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK, which concluded on 30 November 2020.

Lexis®Library update: The Commission received 2,329 responses to its call of evidence, of which, 2,004 were from individuals and academics, and 325 were from public and private organisations.

The summary of responses to the call for evidence can be read here.

The ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK—call for evidence can be read here.

Source: Ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK: call for evidence

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