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The Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council, commonly known as ELREC, is a Scottish non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Edinburgh, UK which focuses on promoting equality and tackling discrimination in the community. Until December 2010, it was known as the Edinburgh and Lothians Racial Equality Council, and has now broadened its scope to become a pan-equalities regional council focusing on the nine protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010. ELREC is registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator with the charity number SC007896,〔(SC007896. ) OSCR Charity Register. Retrieved 25 December 2011.〕 and as a charitable company registered as number SC183419 with Companies House. ==History== ELREC was founded in 1971 as Lothian Race Equality. It was subsequently renamed, firstly as the Lothians Racial Equality Council and then as the Edinburgh and Lothians Racial Equality Council, until finally becoming the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council in December 2010. The organisation's current title reflects it transition from a racial equality council to one which now tackles a wide range of equalities and discrimination issues, with specific focus on the nine (protected characteristics ) enshrined in the (Equality Act 2010 ): * Age * Disability * Gender Reassignment * Marriage and Civil Partnership * Pregnancy and Maternity * Race * Religion or Belief * Sex * Sexual Orientation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ELREC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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