Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
The UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women inquiry
Closed
Opened 31 Oct 2018
Closed 31 Oct 2018
Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee will examine the review of the UK by the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). MPs will consider the following overarching issues: The government’s strategy for implementing CEDAW and accountability for doing so Women’s voice to government - including marginalised groups of women and how the government engages with women’s equality experts in developing policy Whether data collection is adequate to inform policy on sex discrimination, particularly in relation to intersectional issues for particular groups of women such as minority women, women impacted by religious laws and disabled women.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 31 October 2018.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 14 November 2018
Recent activity
- Letter to the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, regarding the inquiry into CEDAW, dated 23 January 201923 January 2019, Correspondence
- Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, following up from the evidence session on the UK's implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), dated 5 December 201814 December 2018, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session14 November 2018, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2018 |
Oral evidence session
No witnesses recorded
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Correspondence
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