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		Written answer
	answer has question	ZPFJxnXV
	answer has answering person	Mark Steven Spencer
	answer text	<p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (the Duty) all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While ‘equality impact assessments’ may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p> </p><p>Until November 2023 Defra did not keep a central record of completed duty assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023 the Department reviewed its processes and procedures in relation to compliance with the Duty, and in November 2023 established a central repository of Equality Impact Assessments completed across Defra group organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department promotes awareness of the Duty and provides tools to help ensure compliance with it.</p>
	answer given date	2024-01-25
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	TQejei3I
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	TQejei3I
ZPFJxnXV	question has answer	TQejei3I
Mark Steven Spencer	answering person has answer	TQejei3I