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Equality Bill

Equality Bill (Volume I)

Contents
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
Discrimination arising from disability
15
Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work
16
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases
17
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases
18
Indirect discrimination

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Adjustments for disabled persons
19
Duty to make adjustments
20
Failure to comply with duty
21
Regulations
Discrimination: supplementary
22
Comparison by reference to circumstances
23
References to particular strands of discrimination
Other prohibited conduct
24
Harassment
25
Victimisation
Part 3
Services and public functions
Preliminary
26
Application of this Part
Provision of services, etc.
27
Provision of services, etc.
Supplementary
28
Ships and hovercraft
29
Interpretation and exceptions
Part 4
Premises
Preliminary
30
Application of this Part
Disposal and management
31
Disposals, etc.
32
Permission for disposal
33
Management
Reasonable adjustments
34
Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts
Supplementary
35
Interpretation and exceptions
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Part 5
Work
Chapter 1
Employment, etc.
Employees
36
Employees and applicants
37
Employees and applicants: harassment
38
Contract workers
Police officers
39
Identity of employer
40
Interpretation
Partners
41
Partnerships
42
Limited liability partnerships
43
Interpretation
The Bar
44
Barristers
45
Advocates
Office-holders
46
Personal offices: appointments, etc.
47
Public offices: appointments, etc.
48
Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc.
49
Interpretation and exceptions
Qualifications
50
Qualifications bodies
51
Interpretation
Employment services
52
Employment service-providers
53
Interpretation
Trade organisations
54
Trade organisations
Local authority members
55
Official business of members
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Interpretation
Chapter 2
Occupational pension schemes
57
Non-discrimination rule
58
Communications
Chapter 3
Equality of terms
Sex equality
59
Relevant types of work
60
Equal work
61
Sex equality clause
62
Sex equality rule
63
Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes
64
Defence of material factor
65
Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions
66
Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay
Pregnancy and maternity equality
67
Relevant types of work
68
Maternity equality clause
69
Maternity equality clause: pay
70
Maternity equality rule
71
Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions
Disclosure of information
72
Discussions with colleagues
73
Gender pay gap information
Supplementary
74
Colleagues
75
Interpretation and exceptions
Chapter 4
Supplementary
76
Ships and hovercraft
77
Offshore work
78
Interpretation and exceptions
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Part 6
Education
Chapter 1
Schools
79
Application of this Chapter
80
Pupils: admission and treatment, etc.
81
Victimisation of pupils, etc. for conduct of parents, etc.
82
Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996
83
Disabled pupils: accessibility
84
Interpretation and exceptions
Chapter 2
Further and higher education
85
Application of this Chapter
86
Students: admission and treatment, etc.
87
Further and higher education courses
88
Recreational or training facilities
89
Interpretation and exceptions
Chapter 3
General qualifications bodies
90
Application of this Chapter
91
Qualifications bodies
92
Interpretation
Chapter 4
Miscellaneous
93
Reasonable adjustments
94
Educational charities and endowments
Part 7
Associations
Preliminary
95
Application of this Part
Membership, etc.
96
Members and associates
97
Guests
98
Sections 96 and 97 : further provision
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Special provision for political parties
99
Selection of candidates
100
Time-limited provision
Supplementary
101
Interpretation and exceptions
Part 8
Prohibited conduct: ancillary
102
Relationships that have ended
103
Liability of employers and principals
104
Liability of employees and agents
105
Instructing and causing discrimination
106
Aiding contraventions
Part 9
Enforcement
Chapter 1
Introductory
107
Proceedings
Chapter 2
Civil courts
108
Jurisdiction
109
Immigration cases
110
Education cases
111
National security
112
Time limits
113
Remedies
Chapter 3
Employment tribunals
114
Jurisdiction
115
Jurisdiction in armed forces cases
116
References by court to tribunal, etc.
117
Time limits
118
Remedies: general
119
Remedies: national security
120
Remedies: occupational pension schemes
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Chapter 4
Equality of terms
121
Jurisdiction
122
References by court to tribunal, etc.
123
Time limits
124
Section 123 : supplementary
125
Assessment of whether work is of equal value
126
Remedies in non-pensions cases
127
Remedies in pensions cases
128
Remedies in claims for arrears brought by pensioner members
129
Supplementary
Chapter 5
Miscellaneous
130
Burden of proof
131
Previous findings
132
Obtaining information etc.
133
Interest
134
Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings
135
Interpretation, etc.
Part 10
Contracts, etc.
Contracts and other agreements
136
Unenforceable terms
137
Removal or modification of unenforceable terms
138
Contracting out
Collective agreements and rules of undertakings
139
Void and unenforceable terms
140
Declaration in respect of void term, etc.
Supplementary
141
Meaning of “qualifying compromise contract”
142
Interpretation
Part 11
Advancement of equality
Chapter 1
Public sector equality duty
143
Public sector equality duty
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