Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 45939

Castes: Discrimination

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make caste-based discrimination illegal.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
No one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste. The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Tirkey v. Chandhok shows that someone claiming caste discrimination may rely on existing statutory ...

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