The Public Sector Equality Duty requires government departments to have due regard for how their policies and decisions affect people with protected characteristics.
As Britain’s equality regulator, we wrote to His Majesty’s Treasury to remind them of their obligation to consider the equality impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments, and to be able to show evidence they have done so.
We are pleased that HM Treasury have now published their Equalities Impact Assessment that was part of the advice provided to the Chancellor ahead of her decision to make changes to the Winter Fuel Payment.
We will continue to monitor and promote compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Read more about the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)
The above information is from News from the Equality and Human Rights Commission Newsletter Tue 01/10/2024