Equality and Human Rights Commission

On the 1st October 2007 the Disability Rights Commission became amalgamated into the Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC.

The EHRC brings together the work of the three previously existing Commissions:  

• The Commission for Racial Equality - CRE

• The Disability Rights Commission - DRC 

• The Equal Opportunities Commission - EOC

The Chair is Mr Trevor Phillips.

The commission is required by law to have a Disability Committee . This was considered necessary by the Government because of the highly distinctive nature of disability equality law, in particular the duties to make reasonable adjustments, and the complex technical and ethical issues associated with promoting disability equality.

On 14 January 2010 the Commission appointed Michael Smith, known as Mike, as the new chair of the Disability Committee. Mike replaces acting chair Alun Davies who stepped down at the end of 2009.

An archived website for the DRC is still available for information purposes.

A regular newsletter, the Equality News, is now available from the Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC. which provides up to date information on the Commissions activities.