Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 44027

Equality: Public Consultation

Tabled: 3 April 2025

Answered: 23 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8801 on Equality Act 2010, whether those plans include a public consultation with each public authority in legal scope of the new duty; and whether the New

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith

The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to consider actively how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities asso...

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