3rd Report - The rights of older people

Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee HC 414 19 February 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 13 items (8 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified)
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Government response
3rd Special Report - The rights of older people: Responses from Government, Advertising Standards Authority, Ofcom and IPSO · published 16 May 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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7 Conclusion Acknowledged
Age discrimination law is ineffective, poorly enforced, and fails to protect older people.
Conclusion
There is a wealth of evidence that age discrimination is highly prevalent in the UK and widely perceived as less serious and harmful than other forms of discrimination. Age discrimination law, in particular the allowance of objective justification of direct … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of protections against age discrimination and highlights existing protections in the Equality Act 2010, as well as the EHRC's strategic plan to improve compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
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