- 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.
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