Ministry of Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 126610 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120877 on Ministry of Defence: Procurement, whether DEFCON516 requires private sector suppliers to follow the public sector equality duty; and whether there is
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 21 Apr 2026
DEFCON 516 (Equality) outlines the MOD’s requirement that contractors must not unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender (including reassignment), sex or sexual orientation, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy ...