Equality Act 2010: Carers
(asked on 1st February 2023) - View Source
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has received legal advice on amending the Equality Act 2010 to include care experience as a protected characteristic.
Answered by
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 9th February 2023
The Government does not believe that the creation of new protected characteristics is often the most effective means of achieving positive change and fairer treatment. We will however continue to keep the Equality Act 2010 under review and if there were ever to be a formal review of the legislation, this recommendation could be revisited as part of that.
In this context, we are unable to comment on whether or not legal advice has been received on the specific question of care experience.