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From: Roiyah Saltus <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020, 13:57
Subject: Government Inquiry - across a range of protected characteristics
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https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/94/unequal-impact-coronavirus-covid19-and-the-impact-on-people-with-protected-characteristics/

Dear Colleagues,
The calls for evidence, and grant opportunities linked to the impact
COVID19 is having on specific population groups is increasing. I hope we
can work together and across the UK, as appropriate. Best wishes, Roiyah


*The Inquiry: *

The Committee has been concerned to hear that people with protected
characteristics are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and the
Government’s response, including the emergency Coronavirus Bill.  We are
particularly interested to hear about what impact these measures have had,
and will continue to have, and whether the Government’s aim to support
workers and people more widely have considered all relevant equality
impacts.  The Committee is calling for written submissions about:

*Your experiences. We want to know:*

   1. How people have been affected by the illness or the response to it
   2. If there have been specific impacts on people due to them having a
   protected characteristic
   3. Whether there may be unforeseen consequences to measures brought in
   to ease the burden on frontline staff, for example relaxing the measures
   under the Mental Health Act and Care Act)

*Reviewing the measures*

The Government has said current measures will be reviewed in three weeks’
time, and measures in the Coronavirus Bill be voted on again in 6 months’
time.

   1. What needs to change or improve, which could be acted on in three
   weeks’ time;
   2. What needs to change or improve, which could be acted on in 6 months’
   time.

You can comment from a personal, organisational or expert opinion, or a
mixture.

*We would like to hear from you by 30 April 2020*. If you cannot get it to
us before then, please don’t worry, as it will still be useful to us if you
submit it later. The sooner you can get it to us, the more likely the
Committee can use it to press the Government to reconsider the current
measures at the three-week review

We know that some impacts will be immediate, and others will be felt
further in the future. We will look to follow-up this work in 12 months’
time to build a more complete picture of how people with protected
characteristics have been affected.



*Your submission*

If your submission is accepted by the Committee, it will usually be
published online. It will then be available permanently for anyone to view.
It can’t be changed or removed.

If you have included your name or any personal information in your
submission, that will be published too. Please consider how much personal
information you want or need to share. Your contact details will never be
published.

Decisions about publishing evidence anonymously, or about accepting but not
publishing evidence, are made by the Committee. If you want to ask the
Committee to keep your evidence anonymous (we’ll publish your evidence but
not your name or personal details) or confidential (the Committee will read
your evidence but it won’t be published) then please tick the box on the
form. This lets the Committee know what you would like but the final
decision will be taken by the Committee.

We can’t publish submissions that mention ongoing legal cases – contact us
if you are not sure what this means for you.

Please feel welcome to discuss any questions with the Committee staff on
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Take care,
Roiyah

Dr Roiyah Saltus

Principal Research Fellow

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

University of South Wales | Prifysgol De Cymru

Aneurin Bevan Building, Glyntaff Campus, Room AB210

Pontypridd, CF37 1DL

Telephone: 01443 483194

Email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>

Research profile: *https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roiyah_Saltus
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roiyah_Saltus> *

Recent study: Representing Communities (AHRC/ESRC)
http://representingcommunities.co.uk/butetown/





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