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Equality

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 27 November 2025UIN 91748

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing turnover-based penalties for (a) systemic and (b) repeated equality breaches.

Answered by Jake Richards

Where a claim under the Equality Act 2010 is upheld, courts and tribunals are able to award an appropriate remedy, including compensation. The Ministry of Justice has no plans to introduce turnover-based penalties for equality breaches.

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