The House of Commons' Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry to examine the implications of leaving the EU on equalities legislation and policy in the UK.
The inquiry aims to ensure the UK has strong equalities legislation outside the EU. Committee Chair Maria Miller said that the new inquiry is launched "against a backdrop of growing consensus on the need for robust parliamentary scrutiny of the UK's exit from the European Union".
The inquiry asks for views on the implications of Brexit on equalities legislation, the impact of European Court of Justice decisions on cases in the UK and what role national bodies might be required to play to ensure that the UK maintains and develops its equalities legislation and policies.
The deadline for written submissions is Wednesday, 9 November 2016.
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