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Rosie Shead

Watchdog launches guidance to help tackle discrimination in uniformed services

The EHRC said the guidance aims to help emergency services and the armed forces improve their equality data (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Britain’s human rights watchdog has published new guidance to tackle what it described as “entrenched” discrimination and sexual harassment within the armed forces, police and other emergency services.

Launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Thursday, the guidance aims to help the armed forces, police, fire and rescue services improve their collection and analysis of workforce equality data, which the commission says is the first step in tackling cultures of harassment and discrimination.

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