PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Sector: Equality (9 September 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on using (a) the Public Sector Equality Duty and (b) equality impact assessments to ensure that (i) women and (ii) women with intersecting protected characteristics are treated equally in all decision-making processes.

Asked by:
Tom Hayes (Labour)

It is each local authority's own responsibility to ensure it fulfils its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.

Answered by:
Jim McMahon (Labour)
17 September 2024