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The Human Rights Act came into force in the UK in October 2000. The Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 protects children, young people and adults against discrimination, harassment and victimisation in relation to housing, education, clubs, the provision of services and work. The Act applies to England, Scotland and Wales.
Chapter 1 – Overview of the Act 1.1 The Equality Act 2010 replaced nine major Acts of Parliament and almost a hundred sets of regulations which had been introduced over several decades. It provides a single, consolidated source of discrimination law, covering all the types of discrimination that are unlawful.
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- Overview
- Discrimination: Making A Complaint
- Equality Act Provisions: Commencement Dates
- Age Discrimination
- Public Sector Equality Duty
- Equalities Act 2010: Legislation
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone. Find out more about who...
Before the Act came into force there were several pieces of legislation to cover discrimination, including: 1. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 2. Race Relations Act 1976 3. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 If you wish to complain about possible unlawful treatment there are 2 separate processes, depending on when it happened.
To allow people and organisations enough time to prepare for the new laws, the provisions of the Act were brought in at different times (known as commencement dates).
The Equality Act 2010 includes provisions that ban age discrimination against adults in the provision of services and public functions. The ban came into force on 1 October 2012 and it is now unlawful to discriminate on the basis of age unless: 1. the practice is covered by an exception from the ban 2. good reason can be shown for the differential ...
The public sector Equality Dutycame into force across Great Britain on 5 April 2011.It means that public bodies have to consider all individuals when carrying out their day-to-day work – in shaping policy, in delivering services and in relation to their own employees. It also requires that public bodies have due regard to the need to: 1. eliminate ...
Equality Act 2010on the legislation.gov.uk website Explanatory noteson the legislation.gov.uk website
Equality & Diversity. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. Watch this video to find out more.
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The Equality Act came into force in 2010 to protect everyone, including children and young people, from discrimination and to advance equality and opportunity for all. It protects people against discrimination, harassment and victimisation in relation to housing, education, the provision of services, work and other areas of public life.
Equality Act 2010 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 May 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. 1. Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities.
