Bill · started in the Commons
Equality and Diversity (Reform) Bill
A Bill to prohibit the use of affirmative and positive action in recruitment and appointment processes; to repeal the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Equality and Diversity (Reform) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 January 2009 by Philip Davies (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would introduce a prohibition on affirmative or positive action by public authorities in recruitment or appointment processes. Affirmative or positive action is defined in the Bill as 'action that is intended to give a benefit or encouragement to a particular group or groups of people, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, disability, religion, or socio-economic status.' The Bill would also repeal the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 21 Jan 2009
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 9 Nov 2009.