Question follow-through · 9614

Equality: Impact Assessments

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 129027 on Equality: Impact Assessments, how that approach to equalities impact assessments will be (a) delivered and (b) enforced.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body: Women and Equalities
Tabled: 15 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 17 Jun 2026
Answer: 30 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 129027 on Equality: Impact Assessments, how that approach to equalities impact assessments will be (a) delivered and (b) enforced.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
Our ongoing work is focused on making Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs) more targeted, scaled correctly to the policy in question, and effective at driving inclusive outcomes, rather than just acting as an administrative hurdle.EqIAs are not a requireme...

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