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3rd Special Report - The rights of older people: Responses from Government, Advertising Standards Authority, Ofcom and IPSO

Published 16 May 2025

Women and Equalities Committee The rights of older people Report on parliament.uk ↗

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The government's response

This document responds to 3rd Report - The rights of older people.

This is the government's response, published 16 May 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the report and says the Equality Act 2010 already provides "strong protections" for older people, agreeing on digital inclusion and social tariff awareness but giving no commitment to the recommended EHRC review or the proposed unit.

  • On social tariffs, the government agrees "more needs to be done to increase awareness" and will work with partners, but has "currently no plans for a regulated social tariff"; it will "keep this under review".
  • On a refreshed digital inclusion strategy, it points to the February 2025 Digital Inclusion Action Plan as its "first steps"; the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund will have further details announced "in due course".
  • On the proposed EHRC review of age discrimination protections, it says it is "for the Equality and Human Rights Commission" to decide how to allocate its resources, and says it is "engaging with the EHRC" on how best to commence section 14 of the Equality Act on combined discrimination.
  • On a Commissioner for Older People in England, it "will however consider" the Welsh experience and evaluation, which will inform thinking "in due course" on any further action.

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