Data Sources - Social Justice and Equal Opportunities
Research
- Age Positive
Age Positive is an awareness-raising campaign from the Department for Work and Pensions that presents the business case for employing older workers as part of an age diverse workforce. The Age Positive campaign promotes the benefits of employing a mixed-age workforce that includes older and younger people. The website provides facts and figures, good practice guidance and information on legislation. - Communities and Local Government
Communities and Local Government are responsible for all race equality and community cohesion related issues in England. They commission and publish research in order to set policy on local government, housing, urban regeneration, planning and fire and rescue. - Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland (DSD)
The Department for Social Development provides research and statistics that inform policy, planning and decision making in the areas of social security, child support and pensions, as well as housing, urban regeneration, community development and voluntary activity in Northern Ireland. - Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. The EHRC commission research in order to add to the body of knowledge about equality and human rights issues and to ensure that their work is evidence based. - ESRC
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is a UK research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. They provide research on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government. - Government Equalities Office
The Government Equalities Office is responsible for the government's overall strategy on equality (including a new Equality Bill and Public Service Agreement) as well as leading on women's issues across government, and sponsoring the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Women's National Commission. Their website contains details of research and publications. - Office for National Statistics (ONS) - Social and Welfare
This ONS web page focuses on information and statistics about the domestic, financial and social living arrangements of individuals and families.