COVID-M2.6
Response
Under Consideration
AI-assessed
Enact Socio-economic Duty
Recommendation
The UK government should bring into force in England section 1 of the Equality Act 2010, implementing the socio-economic duty. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive should consider an equivalent provision within section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The COVID-19 Inquiry's Module 2 report, published on 2025-11-20, recommended that the UK government bring into force section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (the socio-economic duty) in England, and that the Northern Ireland Executive consider an equivalent provision. As of 2026-03-18, no government response to this recommendation has been publicly received, and no legislative action has been identified in the provided official sources.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Under Consideration
Response
Under Consideration
Under Consideration
UK Government
Initial Response
20 Nov 2025
No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.
No Published Response
Northern Ireland Executive
Follow-up
20 Nov 2025
No formal response published by this government.
Progress Timeline
Official Report
20 Nov 2025
Status: Pending. No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.3 yrs
Last formal update
20 Nov 2025