Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 85180
Public Bodies: Equality
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to extend the number of public bodies subject to the socio-economic duty under section 2 of the Equality Act 2010.
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe 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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