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Ethnic Groups: Equality

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 22192

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14502 on Gender: Equality, what guidance the (a) Civil Service People Group and (b) Office for Equality and Opportunities has produced on whether positive discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity is permitted under the Equality Act 2010.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

In April 2023, the previous government issued guidance on positive action in the workplace (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace). This sets out the differences between positive action and positive discrimination and what is permitted under the Equality Act 2010.

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