Public Bodies: Recruitment
Commons · Question 84095 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department provides guidance to public bodies on ensuring that positive action does not result in unlawful discrimination against white applicants.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 29 Oct 2025
Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 permits the use of positive action measures to alleviate disadvantages experienced by people who share a protected characteristic, reduce their under-representation in relation to particular activities, and meet their ...