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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 January 2026

Debate

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Code of Practice

Contribution

Workability is one important criterion; so is a certainty that the code fulfils the legal requirements and the clarity that has now been brought into the law by the For Women Scotland judgment. But the noble Lord is right that what can be very clear in law may be more complex in terms of its application in every single circumstance. It is important that that is clear through the process of the code.

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