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Written question asked by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Monday, 18 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Overseas Companies: Race Relations

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to amend the Race Relations Act 1965 and subsequent related legislation to clarify the extent to which that legislation applies to the activities outside the UK of UK-based (1) companies, and (2) directors.

Answer

The employment provisions of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”), which supersedes previous equalities legislation, only apply to employer activities in Great Britain. Some activities outside Great Britain may also be in scope of the Act, if the employment relationship is found to have a strong connection with Great Britain. The Government has no plans to amend the Act in this respect.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1398
Session
2017-19
Related items
Overseas Companies
Friday, 10 November 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Equality
Monday, 4 December 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Overseas companies Race relations
Link
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