Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 111851

Law Officers: Equality

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48266 on Equality, whether the proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the Law Officers.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
The public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities will apply to the public authorities listed in section 1(3) of the Equality Act 2010. That list includes a Minister of the Crown. The duty will therefore apply to the Law Officers as Ministers o...
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