Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 37835

Age: Discrimination

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Leigh Ingham

LabourStafford

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in tackling age discrimination in job applications.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Equality Act 2010 has strong protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including recruitment processes. Where age discrimination cannot be objectively justified and is unlawful, individuals can seek redre...

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