Office for Equality and Opportunity

The Office for Equality and Opportunity, formerly known as the Government Equalities Office, is the office of the British government with responsibility for social equality, led by the Minister for Women and Equalities. It has been part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2026, having previously been based in the Cabinet Office.

The Office for Equality and Opportunity is responsible for leading on equality policy including women's equality, race equality, LGBT+ equality, disability equality, socio-economic equality and the overall framework of equality legislation for the UK. It contains three smaller equalities units within it known as the Disability Unit, the Race Equality Unit and the Women and Equalities Unit.