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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 29 March 2011. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011.

Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011

Let us take primary care trusts as an example, which face abolition. Already clusters are being created. Staff are haemorrhaging; one can understand that. Unless I have misread the order and the listing in Schedule 1—some of those bodies are not new and have already been listed, but some are being listed for the first time—it seems to be extraordinary that poor PCTs are presumably going to get a guidance from the Department of Health saying, ““You are now listed. Your job is to implement the equality requirements””, at the same time as they are going out of business. I do not know why they are being asked to do this.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
726 c174GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability CAFCASS General Medical Council Equality Health services Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales Ethnic groups Higher Education Funding Council for England Public bodies Pupils Primary care trusts Minority groups Religion Student Loans Company General Dental Council General Chiropractic Council NHS Business Services Authority Nursing and Midwifery Council Legal Services Board Homes and Communities Agency
Legislation
Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011
Link
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