Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 167184, whether he has received any representations from (a) individuals and (b) legal professionals who are concerned that a case could be brought under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of people being denied access to businesses due to non-compliance with covid-19 related restrictions.

The Ministry of Justice is not aware of receiving any representations from (a) individuals or (b) legal professionals who are concerned that a case could be brought under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of people being denied access to businesses due to non-compliance with covid-19 related restrictions. The Government’s equality assessment of the Coronavirus Act 2020 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-act-2020-equality-impact-assessment/coronavirus-act-2020-the-public-sector-equalities-duty-impact-assessment