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Equality Bill

Equality Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Government Equalities Office, are
published separately as HL Bill 20—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Equality Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.
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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    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
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19    Indirect discrimination
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
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Supplementary
38    Interpretation and exceptions
Part 5
Work
Chapter 1
Employment, etc.
Employees
39    Employees and applicants
40    Employees and applicants: harassment
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
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Local authority members
58    Official business of members
59    Interpretation
Recruitment
60    Enquiries about disability and health
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 with colleagues
78    Gender pay gap information
Supplementary
79    Colleagues
80    Interpretation and exceptions
Chapter 4
Supplementary
81    Ships and hovercraft
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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 certain powers under Education Act 1996
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

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