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 Malhotra
Section 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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