Written questions

Public Bodies: Reasonable Adjustments

Commons · Question 19906 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what cross-government mechanisms are in place to monitor and assess compliance by public bodies with their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to establish, record, implement and comply with reasonable adj

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 Sep 2026

The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) places a duty on service providers and those who exercise public functions to make reasonable adjustments, to improve services for disabled service users or potential service users.The duty on service providers is anticipat...