STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT OF THE LEGISLATION

The Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Disability Rights Commission108 are the bodies charged both with enforcement of the legislation and with acting in various ways on behalf of their constituencies.109 There are as of yet no bodies representing the sexual orientation or religion or belief legislation, although the SDA 1975 has been amended to bring discrimination on the ground of gender reassignment within the competence of the EOC.110 The statutory duties which all three bodies have in common are to work towards the elimination of discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity and to keep the working of the legislation under review, a task which entails the making of reform proposals.111 In addition, the CRE has the duty to: ‘promote good relations between persons of different racial groups ....’112 For this duty there is no EOC or DRC equivalent.113