A Bill to prohibit the use of affirmative and positive action in recruitment and appointment processes; to amend the Equality Act 2010 to remove the special provision for political parties in relation to the selection of candidates; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
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The Equality and Diversity (Reform) Bill would ban the use of affirmative and positive action in recruitment and appointment processes. It would also remove a special provision in the Equality Act 2010 that allows political parties to take certain steps when selecting candidates. In short, it tightens the rules on measures intended to improve diversity in hiring and candidate selection.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons; the first reading occurred in 2013, with no further stages detailed here.
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24 Jun 2013
This Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
