Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many equality impact assessments published by his Department since April 2021 have led to the (a) amending of a policy, (b) decision against proceeding with a policy and (c) continuing with a policy despite evidence of a discriminatory impact.

In accordance with section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ensures that assessment of the equalities impacts of its policy proposals is integrated in the development, implementation and review of its policies. Where potential negative impacts are identified, including the potential for direct or indirect discrimination, we consider mitigating actions and alternative approaches. We do not keep central records of all our equality assessments undertaken since April 2021 but publish our policy consultation equality assessments regularly on the MoJ consultation hub which is publicly available on GOV.UK: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/consultation_finder/(opens in a new tab).