Legal equality duty for public services should be scrapped, says Badenoch
Summary
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch plans to say that rules requiring public organizations to promote equality in decisions should be removed. She argues these rules have caused many legal problems and allowed divisive ideas to spread in public services.Key Facts
- Kemi Badenoch will call for scrapping the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in a speech.
- The PSED requires public bodies like schools and hospitals to prevent discrimination and promote equality for groups protected by law.
- The duty was introduced in 2010 as part of the Equality Act, combining earlier anti-discrimination laws.
- Courts have used the duty to challenge public bodies on decisions affecting services like libraries and care homes.
- Conservatives say the duty has led to unnecessary bureaucracy and promoted identity politics in public services.
- The Labour government supports expanding equality and diversity efforts in the civil service.
- The Equality and Human Rights Commission says the duty helps public bodies make better decisions about equality and is not a barrier to their work.
- Badenoch’s party plans to remove the duty without replacing it, saying people should simply do their jobs without it.
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