Section 31 follow up

Under the Equality ACt 2006 the EHRC may assess the compliance of a public body with the public sector equality duties. The EHRC produced a Section 31 assessment of HM Treasury in 2012.  http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legal-and-policy/inquiries-and-assessments/section-31-assessment-of-hm-treasury/the-assessment-final-report/  This was based in part on research conducted for the EHRC by NIESR. The EHRC has now commissioned NIESR to assist in their follow up work in two respects. - policy advice and analysis in respect of EHRC's follow up report and interaction with EHRC's expert advisory group - microsimulation modelling of the impact of policy changes on equality groups ("cumulative impact assessment"). The modelling is being undertaken by Howard Reed (Landman Economics). Timescale July 2013 to March 2014