Dossier
protected characteristics
Coverage of protected characteristics in the Nexus archive.
- Labour accuses Badenoch of wanting to ‘turn clock back’ with plan to scrap public sector equality duty – UK politics live
Labour accuses Kemi Badenoch of wanting to scrap the public sector equality duty, which requires public authorities to consider the impact of their decisions on protected characteristics. Badenoch argues the duty is subjective and leads to legal challenges, calling for its removal to address issues in equalities legislation.