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Marine policy and equalities legislation: myths busted

Defra officials had already concluded that the Marine Policy Statement complied with the Equalities Act 2010.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
24 January 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app myth - 皇冠体育app Mail on Sunday and Daily Express claim that Defra paid 拢100,000 to consultants to test whether the draft Marine Policy Statement discriminated against minorities.

皇冠体育app truth - A number of assessments were carried out across a range of policies, as required under environmental legislation.

Defra officials had already concluded that the Marine Policy Statement complied with the Equalities Act 2010 and did not require a full equalities impact assessment. Defra did not spend 拢100,000聽to find this out.

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Published 24 January 2011