Mr. Christopher Bowes:

The definition on page 38 of our submission, which was used in a 2021 Private Members' Bill, is quite strong. It relates to things such as accents, address and level of education. They are indicators within the definition but they are not grounds of discrimination in themselves. It is not that one person has an accent and another does not. It indicates that people belong to an identifiable social or geographical group that suffers from disadvantage. Not only do people need to prove they belong to such a group by referencing those indicators but they also need to show that their inclusion in that group is other than on a temporary basis.