Equality Law
Welcome to the Equality Law Advice site where you can find help and guidance on all aspects of the 2010 Equality Act. The Act became law on the 1st October 2010.
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This Equality Act encapsulates nine other pieces of legislation, putting them under the same umbrella to simplify and to encourage compliance. The Equality law aims to encourage understanding and to protect vulnerable people from all forms of discrimination.
Aspects of many of the Acts which have been incorporated have remained the same, however there have been changes to others, some expanded and others introduced for the first time.
It is not acceptable to be treated with derision at work, or when using services or suppliers. There is now a clear message to all providers of goods, facilities or services in the voluntary and community sectors everywhere in the UK that harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated.
In the pasts laws have been skirted round to allow discrimination in many forms, with this new act these threads have now been tightened. As a recipient of services people with protected characteristics do not have to put up with being treated as a second class citizen, being treated with contempt or harassed or discriminated against. The majority of the acts remain largely the same however there are additions and implications for businesses, therefore this site will deal mainly with the changes.
The law will be implemented over time commencing on 1st October 2010. During this transition the existing discrimination laws will still stand. If you are in any doubt as to your rights or how the law may have changed you may contact your local citizen’s advice bureau or a local law firm.