Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 65572

Local Government: Equality

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps that local authorities are taking to help improve the representation of people with (a) a working class background, (b) a mi

Answer

Jim McMahon
Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including recruitment practices. It is the duty of local authorities to comply with all relevant employment and equalities legislation and...

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