Socio-economic Duty

Early day motion 258, tabled 15 October 2024 by Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour). Signed by 37 members.

That this House recognises the importance of equality in our society and the urgent need to commence the Socio-economic Duty (SED) as outlined in Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010; calls on the Government to establish a commission for the successful delivery, implementation and roll out of the SED; acknowledges that this commission should include trade unions, campaign organisations and community groups; believes a crucial role for the commission would be to secure the promotion and participation of ‘Equalities’ trade union representatives within the trade union and bargaining structures across our economy; encourages public participation and meaningful engagement with those closest to the issues as a key principle for SED implementation; establishes the appropriate funding of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to provide a regulatory framework for the SED and develop strong, clear and supportive training of policymakers throughout society to understand and utilise the SED.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Independent 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Green 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.