Why Kemi Badenoch wants to scrap public sector equality rules

• Kemi Badenoch is set to announce plans to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as part of a wider overhaul of the Equality Act.
• She will argue that the PSED has become a "minefield" leading to excessive legal challenges and a culture of "box-ticking" within public services.
• The Conservative Party cites an example where prison officials breached their duty regarding Muslim prisoners, potentially making convicted terrorists eligible for compensation, as evidence of the duty's flaws.
• The party believes the PSED fuels identity politics and diverts public servants from their primary duties, advocating for common sense and fairness over "radical ideologies".
• This proposed change aims to position the Conservatives between Labour's new equality duties and Reform UK's plan to scrap the entire Equality Act.

IN FULL

Badenoch to call for public sector equality rules to be scrapped after Henry Nowak murder