Explanatory Notes

Equality Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 3

16 February 2006

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: The Commission for Equality and Human Rights

Section 4: Strategic plan

20.Section 4 places the CEHR under a duty to publish and lay before Parliament, a strategic plan setting out the activities or types of activity it plans to carry out, the timetable for these activities, and the priorities for these activities (or the principles on how these priorities should be determined).

21.Subsection (2) requires the CEHR to review its strategic plan at least once every three years from publication, although it does not have to revise the plan after each review if it does not think it appropriate to do so. The CEHR must publish the original plan and each revision of it, and ensure that the plan and each revision is sent to the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament.