Equality Act
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Equality Act 2010 (Guidance on the Definition of Disability) Appointed Day Order 2011
SI 2011 No 1159This Order appoints 1st May 2011 as the day for the coming into force of the Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability issued by the Secretary of State on 7th April 2011 u…
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01/05/2011 10:27
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Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2011
2011 No. 1066This Order brings into force various provisions of the Act that were not brought into force by the earlier Commencement Orders and a provision (paragraph 106A of Schedule 26) inserted into the Act by the Equalities Act 2010 (Public Authoritie…
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11/04/2011 13:23
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Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011
2011 No. 1060This Order amends the Equality Act 2010 (c. 15) ("the Act"). The Order amends the Act by adding to the list in Schedule 19 of public authorities which are subject to the public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Act. The Order also…
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11/04/2011 13:17
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Equality Act 2010 Codes of Practice (Services, Public Functions and Associations, Employment, and Equal Pay) Order 2011
SI 2011 No. 857This Order brings into force on 6th April 2011 the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations ("the Services Code"), theEquality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Employment ("the Employment Code") and the…
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28/03/2011 11:19
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Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011
2011 No. 96Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2337) (C. 113), brought into force most of the provisions of the Act. The fourth Commencement Order (as amended) also set out savings, consequential, transitional, transito…
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24/01/2011 08:56
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Repeal of Clause 1 of the Equality Act 2010
The Home Secretary and Minister for Women, Theresa May, last week announced that the Government will not introduce the "socio-economic" duty, set out in Clause 1 of the Equality Act 2010. That duty stated that relevant authorities,"must, when making decis…
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19/11/2010 12:02
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Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Order 2010
**[SI 2010 No 2622](http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2622/contents/made)**This Order amends section 76 of the Equality Act 2010 (c.15) ("the Act") to ensure that a claim for pregnancy and maternity discrimination cannot be brought in relation to a…
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01/11/2010 17:23
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Equality Act - are you ready?
This timely article, written by Paul Lewis, barrister at St Johns Chambers, Bristol, highlights the most important sections of the new Equality Act, in particular the ways in which the new Act differs from previous discrimination legislation.
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29/09/2010 17:56
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An Overview of the Equality Act 2010 (Podcast)
Paul Lewis, of St Johns Chambers, provides a succinct overview of the key changes introduced by the Equality Act 2010 much of which comes into force on 1 October 2010.
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26/09/2010 13:35
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Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010
2010 No. 2317 This is the fourth Commencement Order made under the Equality Act 2010 (c.15) ("the 2010 Act"). The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement Order No. 1) 2010 (S.I. 2010/1736) (C. 91), the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement Order No. 2) 2010 (S.I. 2010/…
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22/09/2010 09:47