Since the Committee’s previous report on The role of the Minister for Women and Equalities and the place of the GEO in Government in May 2018, the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has found a permanent home in the Cabinet Office as part of the Equality Hub. The Equality Hub brings together the expertise of the Disability Unit, Government Equalities Office, Race Disparity Unit and, most recently, the Social Mobility Commission. As the Committee alludes to in the report, the Government has taken great strides in ensuring that the Equality Hub takes a broader view of equality issues and is a central hub for tackling inequalities. Being part of the Cabinet Office provides a cross-Government platform, allowing for influence across departments that have responsibility for specific parts of the equality framework and/or areas of wider policy and delivery that make a real difference on the ground. Since this structural change, the Equality Hub has driven forward the equality agenda at pace - for example, supporting our Presidency of the G7 this year to champion the rights of women and girls at home and around the world. Sponsored by the Minister for Women and Equalities, the independent Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) presented its recommendations to G7 Leaders at the Carbis Bay Summit in June, with a strong call to action on building back better for women and girls. Some of the core themes from those recommendations were reflected in the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué, including a specific focus on strengthening the international architecture on conflict-related sexual violence, and developing a mechanism to monitor G7 progress and implementation of commitments on gender equality. The GEACs’ full report, published on 28 October, adds further weight to their recommendations, drawing on data and evidence to make the case.