Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 22945

Employment: Boys

Tabled: 9 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Mims Davies

ConservativeEast Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 in the context of providing white, working-class boys with access to targeted outreach programmes.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 permits the use of positive action measures to alleviate disadvantage experienced by people who share a protected characteristic, reduce their under-representation in relation to particular activities, and meet their p...

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