Pontins needs to 'take a fundamental look' at their policies, says UK human rights body

A list of "undesirable" guests' names was discovered for use by Pontins staff when taking bookings. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Alastair Pringle, executive director at the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on British holiday company Pontins to “take a fundamental look” at their policies and practices following the discovery of a list of “undesirable” guests.

Mr Pringle told RTÉ radio’s News at One that the commission had been first contacted by a whistleblower in February 2020 who raised concerns about some of the policies and practices that were being undertaken by Pontins, which they thought were particularly discriminatory.