Unpaid Work: Equality
Lords · Question HL9894 · Tabled 24 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 7 Aug 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance (1) departments; and (2) the Equality and Human Rights Commission; have issued to (a) public sector, organisations and (b) private-sector, organisations running internships schemes which are not open to certai
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 7 Aug 2025
The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) prevents employers from treating people more favourably because of a particular protected characteristic. The positive action provisions in the Act along with certain disability provisions allow some limited exceptions to t...