Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 103908

Discrimination

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Olivia Blake

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has considered the potential merits amending the Equality Act 2010 to explicitly forbid perceptive and motivated discrimination.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

Provisions under the Equality Act 2010 already account that discrimination may be perceptive and apply regardless of the motivation of the person who is discriminating. The 2010 Act provides protection against discrimination, harassment, victimisation and...

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