Question follow-through · 33971

Business Premises: Guide Dogs

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent unlawful access refusals into business premises for customers who require a guide dog.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Women and Equalities
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
6 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent unlawful access refusals into business premises for customers who require a guide dog.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

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  3. 6 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Equality Act 2010 provides strong protection to disabled people with guide dogs in a range of settings, including when accessing business premises. It is highly likely that access refusals will be unlawful and strong remedies are available to disabled...

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