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Government Departments: Women

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49386

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his department is taking with the (a) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (b) Government Property Agency and (c) Government People Group to amend (i) policy or (ii) practice guidance in relation to (A) the Civil Service and (B) government buildings in response to the judgement in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Cabinet Office, including the Office for Equality and Opportunity, the Government Property Agency and the Government People Group, has been engaging across the Civil Service, in order to review and update policy and guidance wherever necessary to ensure they comply with the latest legal requirements.

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