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Written question asked by Peter Bedford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2026 on behalf of the Government Equalities Office.

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Costs

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total running costs of the office of the Equality & Human Rights Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.

Answer

The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operationally independent of the Government. Their annual budget is set by the Cabinet Office. The Equality Act 2006 sets out the legal duty for the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a copy of annual reports and accounts. These outline the performance of the EHRC in the previous financial year and set out how the EHRC has met its commitments detailed in the Commission’s Strategic Plan.

On 21 July 2025, the Secretary of State laid EHRC’s Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2024-2025 before parliament and the Government published it on GOV.UK. The EHRC Annual Report and Accounts for 2025-2026 will be laid in Parliament and published on GOV.UK once finalised.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14697
Session
2026-27
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Costs Equality and Human Rights Commission
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk