Examples of Equality Act in a sentence
The council must, in the exercise of its functions, have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and to advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations, between those who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not share it (section 149 Equality Act 2010).
Protected characteristics are specific aspects of a person's identity defined by the Equality Act 2010.
They are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.The Equality Act 2010 places specific duties on local authorities.
The school recognises its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to prevent pupils with a protected characteristic from being at a disadvantage.
The Equality Act 2010 places specific duties on local authorities.