Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 14502
Gender: Equality
Tabled: 15 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Claire Coutinho
Conservative — East Surrey
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunities has produced on whether positive discrimination on the basis of gender identity is permitted under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer
Anneliese DoddsPositive discrimination is treatment which favours someone solely because he or she has a particular protected characteristic such as their sex or race. Positive discrimination is generally unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 and therefore guidance has n...
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