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Gender: Equality

Asked by Claire CoutinhoConservativeWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 20 November 2024UIN 14502

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunities has produced on whether positive discrimination on the basis of gender identity is permitted under the Equality Act 2010.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

Positive discrimination is treatment which favours someone solely because he or she has a particular protected characteristic such as their sex or race. Positive discrimination is generally unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 and therefore guidance has not been issued.

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