Federal Antidiscrimination Agency FADA

Logo of the organisation

Full name in English

Full name in national languages

Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (ADS)

Postal address

Glinkastraße 24 10117 Berlin Germany

Website

http://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/

Email

poststelle@ads.bund.de

Social media

Telephone number

+4930185551855

Languages in which your institution can be contacted

German, English, Arabic

Head(s) of Equality body

Bernhard Franke

Person of contact for media enquiries

Sebastian Bickerich

Overview

The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency takes on and independently carries out the following tasks, insofar as no Parliamentary Commissioner of the Bundestag or Federal Government Commissioner is competent in the matter: Publicity work; measures to prevent discrimination; academic studies into discrimination.

Brief history

Date of establishment: August 2006, mode of establishment: by legislation through the General Act on Equal Treatment. The agency was established within the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. It is independent in the execution of its duties and only subject to the law (General Act on Equal Treatment, Section 26, 27).

Mandate

Sectors covered

Private

Legal standing before the courts

Amicus curiae brief or similar

Functions

Organising training, advising and capacity-building activities for particular stakeholders on meeting their obligations
Organising awareness raising and communication activities
Advising government on the development, adoption and amendment of law and policy
Monitoring national law and policy from an equality perspective
Carrying out specialist research on equality and non-discrimination
Reporting to national and international bodies on discrimination issues
Networking with relevant entities in the country and internationally
Participating in advocacy work at the European level
Participating in advocacy work at the international level
Participating in advocacy work at the national level

Fields and grounds

Fields	Grounds
Employment	Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion or Belief, Race and Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability
Education	Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion or Belief, Race and Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability
Goods and Services	Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion or Belief, Race and Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability
Housing	Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion or Belief, Race and Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability
Goods and Services	Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion or Belief, Race and Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability

Governing laws and regulations

General Equal Treatment Act

2006

Statistics

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Number of cases handled
Number of inquiries	2860	3740	3773	4216	4246	7296
Number of litigation cases

The Institution

Management and Appointments

Management

Single headed equality body (led by director or ombudsman/commissioner)

The Federal minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth appoints a person to head the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, based on a suggestion put forward by the Federal Government. The relationship between the Agency and the Federal Administration is that of an official public-law relationship. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency operates in a financially independent manner and has its own dedicated section within the detailed budget plan of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. The FADA decides independently within its budgetary funds in compliance with valid budget law.

Procedure for nomination and appointment of management and board

The Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth appoints a person to head the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, based on a suggestion put forward by the Federal Government. The relationship between the Agency and the Federal Administration is that of an official public-law relationship (öffentlich-rechtliches Amtsverhältnis).
According to the General Act on Equal Treatment, Section 30, an advisory board was established on 25 October 2007. This body shall advise the authority concerning reports and recommendations to the German Bundestag (Parliament) and concerning research. The advisory board shall also promote the dialogue with groups and organisations in the anti-discrimination field.

Number of staff

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Number of staff members working on equality	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

Operating budget

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Operating budget in euros [ACTUAL]	3710000	4280000	4320000	4490000	5410000	4750000
Operating budget in euros [ALLOCATED]
Operating budget in euros for the parts of the organisation dealing with equality issues (all types of functions) [ACTUAL]
Operating budget in euros for the parts of the organisation dealing with equality issues (all types of functions) [ALLOCATED]

Regional or Local offices

This institution does not have regional officies.

Accountability

National Parliament