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The Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 fully became law from October 2010 and consolidates and replaces previous legislation such as the Race Relations Act and the Disability Discrimination Act. It prevents discrimination in respect of the following "protected characteristics".
- Age
- Disability
- Gender or gender reassignment
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex or sexual orientation
- Marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- to make unlawful any form of discrimination or harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods, facilities and services - more
- to create a duty on public authorities to promote equality of opportunity between men and women and to prohibit sex discrimination in the workplace - more
Discrimination in employment
Subscribers to the Members section will find more details about discrimination legislation in employment, and what action Practices should take, in the Discrimination Zone.
Discrimination legislation main page
Other discrimination-related legislation
Information on the Disability Discrimination Act in the provision of services.
