Public Appointments: Equality
Commons · Question 9856 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice carried out an Equality Impact Assessment prior to publishing the Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 2026
In developing the Strategy, the Ministry of Justice considered equality issues - as it is required to do by the Equality Act’s Public Sector Equality Duty. Equality Impact Assessments are just one form of recording such work and are not required by the du...