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Government Departments: Reasonable Adjustments

Commons · Question 93918 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

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Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether government departments meet duties to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled staff.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 1 Dec 2025

All government departments are subject to the Equality Act 2010, which places a legal duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff and job applicants where they would otherwise be at a substantial disadvantage. Government Department...