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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2021-06-09more like thismore than 2021-06-09
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Queen Elizabeth II more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Sovereign in her private capacity; what are the reasons for any exemption; and whether the Government Equalities Office (1) reviewed any exemption during the passage of the Act, and (2) will now review any such exemption. more like this
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Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL915 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-24more like thismore than 2021-06-24
answer text <p>In common with other legislation, the Equality Act 2010 maintains the long standing principle that it is not appropriate for The Sovereign, personally, to be the subject of legal action in a Court or Tribunal. However, the Royal Household has formal arrangements in place that provide a means of hearing and remedying any complaint that might be raised under the Act.</p><p>There are no plans to review this position.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-24T10:56:31.507Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-24T10:56:31.507Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this