Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address ageism in society; and what steps they are taking to raise awareness of age-related discrimination.

The UK has a strong history of protecting against direct and indirect discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 (The Act) has protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including the provision of services, employment and recruitment processes. Where age discrimination cannot be objectively justified and is unlawful, individuals can seek redress in the courts or, where relevant, at an employment tribunal.

Ageism has no place in our society where we want to see and build inclusion, not exclusion. We continue to monitor and support legislation to tackle ageism or age discrimination. We are also committed to the “age friendly” exception in The Act that permits age-based concessions from retailers, hair salons and museums.