Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180193 on Ministry of Justice: Equality, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his Department having no central record of Equality Impact Assessments on its compliance with its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty to eliminate (a) direct and (b) indirect discrimination across its policies.

The Ministry of Justice is satisfied that it is discharging its responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) because, as explained in the Answer of 19 April, we ensure that assessment of equalities impacts is integrated in the development, implementation and review of our policies. We do, however, keep our practice under review.