Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 15 April 2026.
Michael Wheeler
Labour, Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered the potential merits of creating a dedicated disability rights enforcement body.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) holds the role of enforcing equality legislation as part of its statutory obligations, including protection from disability discrimination. The EHRC is an independent Non Departmental Public Body and Great Britain’s national equality and human rights body. It regulates equality law across England, Wales and Scotland and human rights across England & Wales. The EHRC makes its own enforcement decisions, including any inquiries and investigations it decides to conduct.
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