Federal Antidiscrimination Agency FADA
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (ADS)
Glinkastraße 24 10117 Berlin Germany
http://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/
poststelle@ads.bund.de
+4930185551855
German, English, Arabic
Sebastian Bickerich
presse@ads.bund.de
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.
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).
Private
Amicus curiae brief or similar
Fields | Grounds |
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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 |
Standalone dedicated national equality body
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Number of cases handled | |||||||
Number of inquiries | 2860 | 3740 | 3773 | 4216 | 4246 | 7296 | |
Number of litigation cases |
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.
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.
This institution does not have regional officies.
National Parliament
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Number of staff members working on equality | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Operating budget in euros [ACTUAL] | 3710000 | 4280000 | 4320000 | 4490000 | 5410000 | 4750000 | 5094000 |
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] |