Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of restrictions on public sector exit payments on (a) women and (b) people from BAME communities.

This measure is aimed at putting a stop to excessive public sector exit payments funded by the taxpayer. The majority of public sector exits will not be affected by the cap. The government accepts that there will be circumstances where it is necessary or desirable to relax the cap. The waiver process is in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.

An Equalities Impact Assessment was conducted on the primary legislation and published alongside the 2019 consultation document. An updated Equalities Impact Assessment has since been conducted based on the final regulations and will be published in due course.