Question follow-through · 49383
Civil Servants: Equality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 on diversity staff networks.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 30 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 on diversity staff networks.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 May 2025
Answer published
The Civil Service remains an inclusive employer and will continue to comply with its legal obligations to all employees. Departments will review their internal policies wherever necessary.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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