Women and Equalities Unit
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What we do
The Women and Equalities Unit is part of the Office for Equality and Opportunity. We lead work on policy relating to gender equality, LGBT+ people and the overall framework of equality legislation in the UK.
WEU is part of the Cabinet Office and the Office for Equality and Opportunity.
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Contact WEU
Women and Equalities Unit
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
United Kingdom
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Discrimination and employment advice and support
Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS):
EASS provides free bespoke advice and in-depth support to people with discrimination problems.
You can contact EASS by:
* telephone – 0808 800 0082
* text phone – 0808 800 0084
Acas:
If your enquiry relates to workplace relations and employment, including workplace discrimination, Acas provides free and impartial advice to employees or applicants.
You can contact them:
* through the Acas website – https://www.acas.org.uk/contact
* on their helpline – 0300 123 1100
Legal advice:
You can get independent legal advice by contacting:
* Citizens Advice – http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
* your local Law Centre – https://www.lawcentres.org.uk/get-help
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.