Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL421 on Employment, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the proposal to strengthen equality impact assessments on compliance costs for public bodies.

This Government is committed to strengthening equality impact assessments for public authorities and we are currently considering the best way to achieve this.

The Public Sector Equality Duty in the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities, and those carrying out public functions, to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between different people.