Equality act 2010 technical guidance on further and higher. Equality and the law uk equalities act 2010 november 9, 2019 it is a shame that fraudulent requests is used as a reason for venues to ask for evidence of disability if its proportionate. For instance, many visually impaired visitors use speech synthesizer software to read the text in the html code of web pages and translate it into. All existing discrimination legislation has been replaced by the equality act 2010, including the disability discrimination act 1995, and, while many principles remain the same, there are important changes to a number of key areas. Guidance for employers equality and human rights commission. Enforcing the equality act parliament publications. Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the apa, mla, chicago, or harvard referencing styles. Guidance for employers on section 60 of the equality act 2010. Dptac was concerned that the government and the driver and vehicle. The pdf format is in 14pt calibri and is fully accessible for screen reading software. The select committee on the equality act 2010 and disability was. This is nonstatutory advice from the department for education.
Equality act 2010 summary guidance on services, public. Website accessibility and the equality act 2010 seq legal. By doing this, the act makes equality law simpler and easier to understand. How the equality act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors. Equality act 2010 guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability 6 7. There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation. There is a range of services, concessions, schemes and. It brings together over 116 separate pieces of legislation into one single act. Information and guidance on the equality act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector equality duty. This guidance has been written by the equality and human rights commission to explain your responsibilities under equality law.
On 1 october 2010, the equality act 2010 replaced all existing equality legislation such. Equality act 2010 summary guidance on services, public functions. October sees the main provisions of the equality act 2010 coming into. However the key test is reasonableness and what may be reasonable for. The equality act aims to provide a simpler, more consistent and more effective legal framework for preventing discrimination. A new equality act came into force on 1 october 2010. Equality act provisions which came into force on 1 october 2010. As promised in issue 34 of the bottom line express, the masterclass in this issue takes a look at disability discrimination and preemployment health questions under the equality act 2010. Choose your format below, and click to download your copy of equality act 2010 disability and the labour party. Summary guidance on services, public functions and associations. The act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Equality act 2010 guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability pdf file 848kb. Those changes will be listed when you open the content using the table of contents below.