Using its unique powers, the Commission conducted a section 31 Assessment of the extent to which HM Treasury met its legal obligations to consider the impact of Spending Review decisions on protected groups.
The Terms of Reference explain the scope and the purpose of the Assessment
Find out more about other Inquiries and Assessments the Commission has undertaken.
The final report sets out the main findings from the Assessment and concludes that overall, there was a serious effort by ministers and officials to meet their obligations to consider the impact of Spending Review decisions on protected groups.
We have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions about the Assessment.
This note provides a summary of the key provisions of the Equality Act 2006 (superseded by the Equality Act 2010).
14 May 2012
Commission publishes formal assessment of government’s 2010 spending review
25 November 2010
Commission to assess the Spending Review’s compliance with equality law