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Arms Length Bodies: Equality

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 28 November 2024UIN 15239

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question HL1058 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the exemptions process applies to arm's length bodies.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Yes. As paragraph 4 of the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance makes clear, the same exemptions process applies to Civil Service arm’s-length bodies, except the ALB’s Principal Accounting Officer, in consultation with the Board, must authorise the expenditure.

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