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3rd Report - The rights of older people

Women and Equalities Committee HC 414 Published 19 February 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

13 items (8 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified

Accepted 2

Accepted in Part 2

Acknowledged 1

Deferred 3

Not Addressed 4

Rejected 1

Government response

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

8 Recommendation Rejected

Commission EHRC to review effectiveness of age discrimination protections in Equality Act.

Recommendation

We recommend the Government commission and fund the Equality and Human Rights Commission to review the effectiveness of protections against age discrimination provided by the Equality Act and Public Sector Equality Duty in England, including but not limited to consideration … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government rejects commissioning and funding the EHRC for a review on age discrimination protections, stating it is for the EHRC to allocate its own resources. It highlights existing strong protections in the Equality Act and other government actions for older people.

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