Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 84095
Public Bodies: Recruitment
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department provides guidance to public bodies on ensuring that positive action does not result in unlawful discrimination against white applicants.
Answer
Seema MalhotraSection 158 of the Equality Act 2010 permits the use of positive action measures to alleviate disadvantages experienced by people who share a protected characteristic, reduce their under-representation in relation to particular activities, and meet their ...
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