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Equality and Human Rights Commission: Women

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Question for Women and Equalities

UIN 49517, tabled on 30 April 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat
South Cambridgeshire
Commons

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will seek information from the EHRC on which (a) people and (b) organisations were consulted before the issue of the EHRC interim guidance on the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
Labour
Llanelli
Commons

Answered on

12 May 2025

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is independent of the government. It is for the EHRC to ensure that any consultation process is appropriate and meaningfully engages with varied stakeholders.

The EHRC’s interim update provides a perspective on how the judgment and Equality Act are practically applied in some areas. It is a snapshot reflection, rather than full guidance. The EHRC has already committed to supporting service providers with its updated statutory Code of Practice; we will engage them as necessary as they progress this work.

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