My Lords, I do not think that the Act suggested that people should be appointed if they are not properly qualified, or that the best person for the job should not have it. The Act said that there should be equal opportunities, so that whether you are black, white, disabled, yellow, orange, gay, lesbian, or heterosexual, you should have equality of opportunity, and the best—
Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 6 September 2011.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011.
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