Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee

Recommendation 62

62 Rejected

We note both the current absence of a cross-departmental equalities strategy and strong coordinating machinery...

Recommendation
We note both the current absence of a cross-departmental equalities strategy and strong coordinating machinery to drive it forward. We therefore recommend the Government establish a dedicated Cabinet Committee for Equalities and Levelling Up, to add further drive to both agendas across government. Learning lessons from the Government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Government Response Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract Rejected
Reject. The portfolios of Ministers and Cabinet Committees are the prerogative of the Prime Minister.
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