About GEO
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) takes the lead in
government on issues relating to women and gender equality, sexual
orientation and transgender equality matters and leads on
the Equality Act
2010 .
GEO is responsible for the Government’s overall strategy
on equality issues and aims to improve equality and reduce
discrimination and disadvantage for all, at work, in public and
political life, and in people’s life chances. The GEO also
leads on the Government’s international obligations to implement
the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW) and the implementation of the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action; as well as the Government’s
obligations to implement the EU Roadmap for Equality between Women
and Men.
GEO works across government with representation separate to the
Home Office at key Cabinet committee official and
inter-Departmental discussions as appropriate.
We work closely with:
• The Department for Communities and Local Government, who lead
on race and faith policy and the community agenda;
• The Department for Work and Pensions, who lead on disability
discrimination policy and legislation and general age policy
outside the workplace for the time being;
• The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, who have
responsibility for the Equality Act’s provisions relating to
further and higher education and age exceptions to the Act’s
working provisions;
• The Department for Education, who are responsible for the
Equality Act’s provisions relating to schools; and
• The Department for Transport, who are responsible for the
Equality Act’s provisions on disability and transport and in
relation to ships and hovercraft.
We also work closely with:
• The Ministry of Justice, who lead on human rights law and
policy; and
• The devolved administrations in Wales and Scotland
The GEO Resource
Accounts for 2009 - 2010 was laid before
parliament in July 2010.
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GEO Autumn Performance Report
The GEO Performance report will be published in the
summer.