PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Equality Act 2010 (8 June 2015)

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's contribution of 18 March 2015, Official Report, Column 310 WH, when the five-year review of the Equality Act 2010 will begin; what the terms of reference of that review will be; whether a public consultation will be held as part of that review; and when that review is expected to report.

Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)

The Government’s contribution to the five-year review of the Equality Act 2010 is a substantive memorandum intended to facilitate post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, which we aim to publish as a Command paper shortly.

The memorandum will provide Parliament with a factual account of developments since the Act received Royal Assent five years ago. This will include a summary of why the Act was introduced, a breakdown of which elements have or have not come into force, a list of associated secondary legislation, a summary of key case law and a preliminary assessment outlining whether the Act is achieving its stated aims. Parliament will consider this information before deciding whether to gather further evidence on how the Act is operating.

Further details of the Government’s approach to post-legislative scrutiny is available in the Cabinet Office’s Guide to Making Legislation at www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation

Answered by:
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
16 June 2015