Women and Equalities written question – answered at on 18 November 2025.
Justin Madders
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will implement the power under section 9(5)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 to make caste a protected characteristic.
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The government is considering whether these existing remedies offer appropriate legal protection for victims of caste discrimination.
Yes0 people think so
No3 people think not
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