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 CIPD PRESS RELEASE 24 April 2008
Equality Minister added to agenda at CIPD diversity conference
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) announces
today, that Barbara Follett MP,
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for East of England,
has been added to the agenda
of their forthcoming diversity conference.
The diversity conference will take place on the 20 May at Sofitel St
James Hotel, London and already
boasts a number of expert speakers including:
* Trevor Phillips, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission
* Charlotte Sweeney, Head of Diversity and Wellbeing, HBOS
* Bob Blenkinsop, Executive Director HR, Ford Britain
Previous to becoming Equality Minister, Follett worked on diversity
issues in a number of roles including
Chair of the parliamentary Women's Committee and Private Secretary to
the Minister for Women 2006-2008,
making her a welcomed addition to an already packed conference agenda.
Dianah Worman, CIPD Diversity Adviser says: "As Equality Minister,
Barbara Follett really adds something
extra to the conference programme. She is well placed to give delegates
an insight into what we can
expect a Single Equality Act to include and when we might expect it."
"The Government witnessed an exceptional response rate to its
consultation on the Single Equality Act
last year. Hopefully the Equality Minister will be able to give an
indication of how much the Government
has been able to reconcile its original proposals with the views and
suggestions it received from the
4000 plus respondents to the green paper 'A Framework for Fairness:
Proposals for a Single Equality
Bill for Great Britain', and how radical the proposed changes might be."
-Ends-
Notes to editors:
* Dianah Worman is available for interview. Dianah will also be speaking
at the diversity conference
* For a press pass to the diversity conference, please contact Anna
Wallace on 020 8612 6399 or
mailto:a.wallace@cipd.co.uk
* The Diversity Conference will take place on 20 May 2008 at the Sofitel
St. James Hotel, London.
For further details, visit the CIPD website: http://www.cipd.co.uk/cande
* The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has over
130,000 members and is the
leading professional institute for those involved in the management and
development of people.
CIPD press enquiries:
Gregor Ridley / Neal Grant / Anna Wallace
CIPD Press Office
151 The Broadway, London SW19 1JQ
mailto:press@cipd.co.uk
020 8612 6400
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