Question follow-through · 54461
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Consultation
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's Code of Practice on consultations, if she will hold discussions with the Chair of the EHRC of the potential merits of extending the EHRC's six-week consultation to 12 weeks.
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 22 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's Code of Practice on consultations, if she will hold discussions with the Chair of the EHRC of the potential merits of extending the EHRC's six-week consultation to 12 weeks.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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5 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is independent of government. It is for the EHRC to ensure that the consultation process is appropriate and meaningfully engages with a variety of stakeholders. The Government expects them to do this widely ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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