Equality Act 2010
Equality Act 2010 (2010 c. 15)
- Equality Act 2010 (2010 c. 15)
- Part 1 Socio-economic inequalities
- 1 Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities
- 2 Power to amend section 1
- 3 Enforcement
- Part 2 Equality: key concepts
- Chapter 1 Protected characteristics
- 4 The protected characteristics
- 5 Age
- 6 Disability
- 7 Gender reassignment
- 8 Marriage and civil partnership
- 9 Race
- 10 Religion or belief
- 11 Sex
- 12 Sexual orientation
- Chapter 2 Prohibited conduct
- Discrimination
- 13 Direct discrimination
- 14 Combined discrimination: dual characteristics
- 15 Discrimination arising from disability
- 16 Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work
- 17 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases
- 18 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases
- 19 Indirect discrimination
- 19A Indirect discrimination: same disadvantage
- Adjustments for disabled persons
- 20 Duty to make adjustments
- 21 Failure to comply with duty
- 22 Regulations
- Discrimination: supplementary
- 23 Comparison by reference to circumstances
- 24 Irrelevance of alleged discriminator's characteristics
- 25 References to particular strands of discrimination
- Other prohibited conduct
- 26 Harassment
- 27 Victimisation
- Part 3 Services and public functions
- Preliminary
- 28 Application of this Part
- Provision of services, etc.
- 29 Provision of services, etc.
- Supplementary
- 30 Ships and hovercraft
- 31 Interpretation and exceptions
- Part 4 Premises
- Preliminary
- 32 Application of this Part
- Disposal and management
- 33 Disposals, etc.
- 34 Permission for disposal
- 35 Management
- Reasonable adjustments
- 36 Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts
- 37 Adjustments to common parts in Scotland
- Supplementary
- 38 Interpretation and exceptions
- Part 5 Work
- Chapter 1 Employment, etc.
- Employees
- 39 Employees and applicants
- 40 Employees and applicants: harassment
- 40A Employer duty to prevent sexual harassment of employees
- 41 Contract workers
- Police officers
- 42 Identity of employer
- 43 Interpretation
- Partners
- 44 Partnerships
- 45 Limited liability partnerships
- 46 Interpretation
- The Bar
- 47 Barristers
- 48 Advocates
- Office-holders
- 49 Personal offices: appointments, etc.
- 50 Public offices: appointments, etc.
- 51 Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc.
- 52 Interpretation and exceptions
- Qualifications
- 53 Qualifications bodies
- 54 Interpretation
- Employment services
- 55 Employment service-providers
- 56 Interpretation
- Trade organisations
- 57 Trade organisations
- Local authority members
- 58 Official business of members
- 59 Interpretation
- Recruitment etc
- 60 Enquiries about disability and health
- 60A Discriminatory statements
- Chapter 2 Occupational pension schemes
- 61 Non-discrimination rule
- 62 Non-discrimination alterations
- 63 Communications
- Chapter 3 Equality of terms
- Sex equality
- 64 Relevant types of work
- 65 Equal work
- 66 Sex equality clause
- 67 Sex equality rule
- 68 Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes
- 69 Defence of material factor
- 70 Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions
- 71 Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay
- Pregnancy and maternity equality
- 72 Relevant types of work
- 73 Maternity equality clause
- 74 Maternity equality clause: pay
- 75 Maternity equality rule
- 76 Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions
- Disclosure of information
- 77 Discussions about pay
- 78 Gender pay gap information
- Equality action plans
- 78A Equality action plans
- Supplementary
- 79 Comparators
- 80 Interpretation and exceptions
- Chapter 4 Supplementary
- 81 Ships and hovercraft
- 82 Offshore work
- 83 Interpretation and exceptions
- Part 6 Education
- Chapter 1 Schools
- 84 Application of this Chapter
- 85 Pupils: admission and treatment, etc.
- 86 Victimisation of pupils, etc. for conduct of parents, etc.
- 87 Application of enforcement powers under education legislation
- 88 Disabled pupils: accessibility
- 89 Interpretation and exceptions
- Chapter 2 Further and higher education
- 90 Application of this Chapter
- 91 Students: admission and treatment, etc.
- 92 Further and higher education courses
- 93 Recreational or training facilities
- 94 Interpretation and exceptions
- Chapter 3 General qualifications bodies
- 95 Application of this Chapter
- 96 Qualifications bodies
- 97 Interpretation
- Chapter 4 Miscellaneous
- 98 Reasonable adjustments
- 99 Educational charities and endowments
- Part 7 Associations
- Preliminary
- 100 Application of this Part
- Membership, etc.
- 101 Members and associates
- 102 Guests
- 103 Sections 101 and 102: further provision
- Special provision for political parties
- 104 Selection of candidates
- 105 Time-limited provision
- 106 Information about diversity in range of candidates, etc.
- Supplementary
- 107 Interpretation and exceptions
- Part 8 Prohibited conduct: ancillary
- 108 Relationships that have ended
- 109 Liability of employers and principals
- 110 Liability of employees and agents
- 111 Instructing, causing or inducing contraventions
- 112 Aiding contraventions
- Part 9 Enforcement
- Chapter 1 Introductory
- 113 Proceedings
- Chapter 2 Civil courts
- 114 Jurisdiction
- 115 Immigration cases
- 116 Education cases
- 117 National security
- 118 Time limits
- 119 Remedies
- Chapter 3 Employment tribunals
- 120 Jurisdiction
- 121 Armed forces cases
- 122 References by court to tribunal, etc.
- 123 Time limits
- 124 Remedies: general
- 124A Remedies: compensation uplift in sexual harassment cases
- 125 Remedies: national security
- 126 Remedies: occupational pension schemes
- Chapter 4 Equality of terms
- 127 Jurisdiction
- 128 References by court to tribunal, etc.
- 129 Time limits
- 130 Section 129: supplementary
- 131 Assessment of whether work is of equal value
- 132 Remedies in non-pensions cases
- 133 Remedies in pensions cases
- 134 Remedies in claims for arrears brought by pensioner members
- 135 Supplementary
- Chapter 5 Miscellaneous
- 136 Burden of proof
- 137 Previous findings
- 138 Obtaining information, etc.
- 139 Interest
- 139A Equal pay audits
- 140 Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings
- 140A Extension of time limits because of mediation in certain cross-border disputes
- 140AA Extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain consumer contract disputes
- 140B Extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings
- 141 Interpretation, etc.
- Part 10 Contracts, etc.
- Contracts and other agreements
- 142 Unenforceable terms
- 143 Removal or modification of unenforceable terms
- 144 Contracting out
- Collective agreements and rules of undertakings
- 145 Void and unenforceable terms
- 146 Declaration in respect of void term, etc.
- Supplementary
- 147 Meaning of “qualifying settlement agreement”
- 148 Interpretation
- Part 11 Advancement of equality
- Chapter 1 Public sector equality duty
- 149 Public sector equality duty
- 150 Public authorities and public functions
- 151 Power to specify public authorities
- 152 Power to specify public authorities: consultation ...
- 153 Power to impose specific duties
- 154 Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities
- 155 Power to impose specific duties: supplementary
- 156 Enforcement
- 157 Interpretation
- Chapter 2 Positive action
- 158 Positive action: general
- 159 Positive action: recruitment and promotion
- Part 12 Disabled persons: transport
- Chapter 1 Taxis, etc.
- 160 Taxi accessibility regulations
- 161 Control of numbers of licensed taxis: exception
- 162 Designated transport facilities
- 163 Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations
- 164 Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations
- 164A Disabled passengers: duties of drivers
- 165 Disabled passengers in wheelchairs: duties of drivers of designated vehicles
- 165A Disabled passengers: assistance to identify and find vehicle
- 166 Disabled passengers: exemption certificates
- 167 Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles
- 167A Disabled passengers: duties of operators of private hire vehicles
- 168 Assistance dogs in taxis
- 169 Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates
- 170 Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles
- 171 Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates
- 172 Appeals
- 173 Interpretation
- Chapter 2 Public service vehicles
- 174 PSV accessibility regulations
- 175 Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations
- 176 Accessibility certificates
- 177 Approval certificates
- 178 Special authorisations
- 179 Reviews and appeals
- 180 Fees
- 181 Interpretation
- CHAPTER 2A Bus services
- 181A Information for bus passengers
- 181B Exemptions etc
- 181C Guidance
- 181D Interpretation
- Chapter 3 Rail vehicles
- 182 Rail vehicle accessibility regulations
- 183 Exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations
- 184 Procedure for making exemption orders
- 185 Annual report on exemption orders
- 186 Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance
- 187 Interpretation
- Chapter 4 Supplementary
- 188 Forgery, etc.
- Part 13 Disability: miscellaneous
- 189 Reasonable adjustments
- 190 Improvements to let dwelling houses
- Part 14 General exceptions
- 191 Statutory provisions
- 192 National security
- 193 Charities
- 194 Charities: supplementary
- 195 Sport
- 196 General
- 197 Age
- Part 15 Family property
- 198 Abolition of husband's duty to maintain wife
- 199 Abolition of presumption of advancement
- 200 Amendment of Married Women's Property Act 1964
- 201 Civil partners: housekeeping allowance
- Part 16 General and miscellaneous
- Civil partnerships
- 202 Civil partnerships on religious premises
- EU obligations
- 203 Harmonisation
- 204 Harmonisation: procedure
- Application
- 205 Crown application
- 206 Information society services
- Subordinate legislation
- 207 Exercise of power
- 208 Ministers of the Crown, etc.
- 209 The Welsh Ministers
- 210 The Scottish Ministers
- Amendments, etc.
- 211 Amendments, repeals and revocations
- Interpretation
- 212 General interpretation
- 213 References to maternity leave, etc.
- 214 Index of defined expressions
- Final provisions
- 215 Money
- 216 Commencement
- 217 Extent
- 218 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Disability: supplementary provision
- Part 1 Determination of disability
- Impairment
- Long-term effects
- Severe disfigurement
- Substantial adverse effects
- Effect of medical treatment
- Normal day-to-day activities
- Certain medical conditions
- Deemed disability
- Progressive conditions
- Past disabilities
- Part 2 Guidance
- Preliminary
- Examples
- Adjudicating bodies
- Representations
- Parliamentary procedure
- Commencement
- Revision and revocation
- SCHEDULE 2 Services and public functions: reasonable adjustments
- Preliminary
- The duty
- Special provision about transport
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 3 Services and public functions: exceptions
- Part 1 Constitutional matters
- Parliament
- Legislation
- Judicial functions
- Armed forces
- Security services, etc.
- Part 2 Education
- Part 3 Health and care
- Blood services
- Health and safety
- Care within the family
- Part 4 Immigration
- Age
- Disability
- Nationality and ethnic or national origins
- Religion or belief
- Interpretation
- Part 5 Insurance and other financial services
- Services arranged by employer
- Age
- Disability
- Sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity
- Existing insurance policies
- Part 6 Marriage: gender reassignment
- Gender reassignment: England and Wales
- PART 6ZA MARRIAGE AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIP: SCOTLAND
- Gender reassignment: Scotland
- PART 6A Marriage of same sex couples and Civil Partnership in England and Wales
- Marriage according to religious rites: no compulsion to solemnize etc
- No compulsion for religious organisations or persons acting on their behalf to act in relation to civil partnerships
- PART 6B CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, MARRIAGE OF SAME SEX COUPLES AND MARRIAGE OF CIVIL PARTNERS: SCOTLAND
- Marriage and civil partnership: Scotland
- Marriage of same sex couples: Scottish forces marriages
- Part 7 Separate, single and concessionary services, etc
- Separate services for the sexes
- Single-sex services
- Gender reassignment
- Services relating to religion
- Services generally provided only for persons who share a protected characteristic
- Concessions
- Age related holidays
- Age restricted services
- Residential mobile homes
- Part 8 Television, radio and on-line broadcasting and distribution
- Part 9 Transport
- Application to disability
- Transport by air
- Transport by land: road
- Transport by land: rail
- Part 10 Supplementary
- Power to amend
- SCHEDULE 4 Premises: reasonable adjustments
- Preliminary
- The duty in relation to let premises
- The duty in relation to premises to let
- The duty in relation to commonhold units
- The duty in relation to common parts
- Consultation on adjustments relating to common parts
- Agreement on adjustments relating to common parts
- Victimisation
- Regulations
- SCHEDULE 5 Premises: exceptions
- Owner-occupier
- Small premises
- SCHEDULE 6 Office-holders: excluded offices
- Work to which other provisions apply
- Political offices
- Honours etc.
- Bishops
- SCHEDULE 7 Equality of terms: exceptions
- Part 1 Terms of work
- Compliance with laws regulating employment of women, etc.
- Pregnancy, etc.
- Part 2 Occupational pension schemes
- Preliminary
- State retirement pensions
- Actuarial factors
- Power to amend
- SCHEDULE 8 Work: reasonable adjustments
- Part 1 Introductory
- Preliminary
- The duty
- Part 2 Interested disabled person
- Preliminary
- Employers (see section 39)
- Principals in contract work (see section 41)
- Partnerships (see section 44)
- LLPs (see section 45)
- Barristers and their clerks (see section 47)
- Advocates and their clerks (see section 48)
- Persons making appointments to offices etc. (see sections 49 to 51)
- Qualifications bodies (see section 53)
- Employment service-providers (see section 55)
- Trade organisations (see section 57)
- Local authorities (see section 58)
- Occupational pensions (see section 61)
- Part 3 Limitations on the duty
- Lack of knowledge of disability, etc.
- SCHEDULE 9 Work: exceptions
- Part 1 Occupational requirements
- General
- Religious requirements relating to sex, marriage etc., sexual orientation
- Other requirements relating to religion or belief
- Armed forces
- Employment services
- Interpretation
- Part 2 Exceptions relating to age
- Preliminary
- Retirement
- Applicants at or approaching retirement age
- Benefits based on length of service
- The national minimum wage: young workers
- The national minimum wage: apprentices
- Redundancy
- Insurance etc.
- Child care
- Contributions to personal pension schemes
- Part 3 Other exceptions
- Non-contractual payments to women on maternity leave
- Benefits dependent on marital status, etc.
- Provision of services etc. to the public
- Insurance contracts, etc.
- SCHEDULE 10 Accessibility for disabled pupils
- Accessibility strategies
- Accessibility plans
- Power of direction
- Supplementary
- SCHEDULE 11 Schools: exceptions
- Part 1 Sex discrimination
- Admission to single-sex schools
- Single-sex boarding at schools
- Single-sex schools turning co-educational
- Part 2 Religious or belief-related discrimination
- School with religious character etc.
- Curriculum, worship, etc.
- Power to amend
- Part 3 Disability discrimination
- Permitted form of selection
- SCHEDULE 12 Further and higher education exceptions
- Part 1 Single-sex institutions, etc.
- Admission to single-sex institutions
- Single-sex institutions turning co-educational
- Part 2 Other exceptions
- Occupational requirements
- Institutions with a religious ethos
- Benefits dependent on marital status, etc.
- Child care
- SCHEDULE 13 Education: reasonable adjustments
- Preliminary
- The duty for schools
- The duty for further or higher education institutions
- The duty relating to certain other further or higher education courses
- The duty relating to recreational or training facilities
- Code of practice
- Confidentiality requests
- The duty for general qualifications bodies
- SCHEDULE 14 Educational charities and endowments
- Educational charities
- Educational endowments
- SCHEDULE 15 Associations: reasonable adjustments
- Preliminary
- The duty
- SCHEDULE 16 Associations: exceptions
- Single characteristic associations
- Age
- Health and safety
- SCHEDULE 17 Disabled pupils: enforcement
- Part 1 Introductory
- Part 2 Tribunals in England and Wales
- Introductory
- Jurisdiction — England ...
- Jurisdiction — Wales
- Time for bringing proceedings
- Powers
- Procedure
- Appeals from the Welsh Tribunal
- Case friends — Wales
- Advice and information — Wales
- Resolution of disputes — Wales
- Independent advocacy services — Wales
- Power of direction — Wales
- Capacity of parents and persons over compulsory school age - Wales
- Part 3 Tribunals in Scotland
- Introductory
- Jurisdiction
- Powers
- Procedure etc.
- Appeals
- Amendment of Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
- Part 4 Admissions and exclusions
- Admissions
- Exclusions : Wales
- SCHEDULE 18 Public sector equality duty: exceptions
- Children
- Immigration
- Judicial functions, etc.
- Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2)
- Power to amend Schedule
- SCHEDULE 19 Public authorities
- Part 1 Public authorities: general
- Ministers of the Crown and government departments
- Advocates for victims of major incidents
- Armed forces
- Broadcasting
- Citizens' rights
- Civil liberties
- Court services and legal services
- Criminal justice
- Environment, housing and development
- Health, social care and social security
- Industry, business, finance etc.
- Local government
- Other educational bodies
- Parliamentary and devolved bodies
- Police
- Regulators
- Transport
- Part 2 Public authorities: relevant Welsh authorities
- Welsh Assembly Government, etc.
- National Health Service
- Local government
- Other educational bodies
- Other public authorities
- Part 3 Public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities
- Scottish Administration
- National Health Service
- Local government
- Other educational bodies
- Police and Fire
- Other bodies and offices added on 6th April 2011
- Other bodies and offices added on 5th March 2012
- Other bodies added on 1st April 2015
- Other body added on 28th June 2018
- Other body added on 26th November 2020
- Other office added on 1st December 2020
- Other body added on 23rd December 2021
- Other bodies and offices added on 1st July 2024
- Other body added on 1st December 2025
- PART 4 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES: CROSS-BORDER AUTHORITIES
- Cross-border Welsh authorities
- SCHEDULE 21 Reasonable adjustments: supplementary
- Preliminary
- Binding obligations, etc.
- Landlord's consent
- Proceedings before county court or sheriff
- Joining landlord as party to proceedings
- Regulations
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 22 Statutory provisions
- Statutory authority
- Protection of women
- Educational appointments, etc: religious belief
- Crown employment, etc.
- SCHEDULE 23 General exceptions
- Acts authorised by statute or the executive
- Organisations relating to religion or belief
- Communal accommodation
- Training provided to non-... residents, etc.
- SCHEDULE 24 Harmonisation: exceptions
- SCHEDULE 25 Information society services
- Service providers
- Exceptions for mere conduits
- Exception for caching
- Exception for hosting
- Monitoring obligations
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 26 Amendments
- Part 1 Acts of Parliament
- Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944
- Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965
- Employment and Training Act 1973
- Estate Agents Act 1979
- Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- Local Government Act 1988
- Employment Act 1989
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989
- Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993
- Employment Tribunals Act 1996
- Employment Rights Act 1996
- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
- Education Act 1996
- Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Transport Act 2000
- Employment Act 2002
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
- Communications Act 2003
- Finance Act 2004
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- Equality Act 2006
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
- Childcare Act 2006
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- Finance Act 2007
- UK Borders Act 2007
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
- Part 2 Acts of the Scottish Parliament
- Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records)(Scotland) Act 2002
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003
- Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009
- SCHEDULE 27 Repeals and revocations
- Part 1 Repeals
- PART 1A REPEALS RELATING TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY ON 5TH APRIL 2011
- Part 2 Revocations
- PART 3 REVOCATIONS RELATING TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY ON 5TH APRIL 2011
- SCHEDULE 28 Index of defined expressions
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