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Equality Bill


 

Equality Bill

 

[AS AMENDED ON REPORT]

 
 

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 about pay

78   

Gender pay gap information

Supplementary

79   

Comparators

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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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 discrimination

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   

Jurisdiction in armed forces cases

122   

References by court to tribunal, etc.

123   

Time limits

124   

Remedies: general

125   

Remedies: national security

 
 

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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

140   

Conduct giving rise to separate 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 compromise contract”

148   

Interpretation

 
 

 
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