The Equality Act 2010 received royal assent on 8 April 2010 during the Brown government, with its various provisions coming into force at different later dates. It consolidates and updates a number of earlier British anti-discrimination statutes, including the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, along with separate regulations covering sexual orientation, age and religion or belief. The act protects against discrimination, harassment and victimization based on nine characteristics: age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, and religion or belief. Its protections extend across employment and both private and public services, and in some respects go beyond European Union Equal Treatment Directives by also covering discrimination based on nationality and citizenship.
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The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
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1. Equality Act 2010 (revised), legislation.gov.uk
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Equality Act 2010 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 September 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
2. Equality Act 2010, Wikipedia
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The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
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The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
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The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
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The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
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Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary
In Group: Equality and Human Rights Acts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Introduction, sentences 1-2
The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior acts and regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.
View the Source3. Equality Act 2010 (as enacted), legislation.gov.uk
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[8th April 2010]
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