When the Dutch Equal Treatment Commission (CGB) receives a request for an opinion about alleged differentiation, it investigates whether the equal treatment law has been violated.
In some respects, the CGB is similar to a court. An important difference is that the CGB searches for information itself. Other differences are that filing a petition is free of charge and that people do not need a lawyer.
The CGB does not necessarily need to receive a petition in order to investigate whether the equal treatment law has been violated. It also conducts so-called ‘investigation on its own initiative’.
In the course of time, the CGB has acquired a great deal of knowledge. Therefore, it regularly gives advice to among others the government about issues regarding equal treatment.
Members of the CGB participate in conferences and expert meetings and give lectures and training on a regular basis.
Booklet Dutch Equal Treatment Commission