Equality Bill (Volume II)

The Bill is divided into two volumes. Volume I contains the Clauses and Volume II contains the Schedules to the Bill.

CONTENTS

PART 1

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES

1 Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities 2 Power to amend section 1 3Enforcement

PART 2

EQUALITY: KEY CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 1

PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS

4 The protected characteristics 5Age 6 Disability 7Gender reassignment 8 Marriage and civil partnership 9Race 10 Religion or belief 11 Sex 12 Sexual orientation

CHAPTER 2

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Discrimination 13 Direct discrimination 14 Discrimination arising from disability 15 Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work 16 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases 17 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases 18 Indirect discrimination

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Adjustments for disabled persons 19 Duty to make adjustments 20 Failure to comply with duty 21 Regulations

Discrimination: supplementary 22 Comparison by reference to circumstances 23 References to particular strands of discrimination

Other prohibited conduct 24 Harassment 25 Victimisation

PART 3

SERVICES AND PUBLIC FUNCTIONS

Preliminary 26 Application of this Part

Provision of services, etc. 27 Provision of services, etc.

Supplementary 28 Ships and hovercraft 29 Interpretation and exceptions

PART 4

PREMISES

Preliminary 30 Application of this Part

Disposal and management 31 Disposals, etc. 32 Permission for disposal 33 Management

Reasonable adjustments 34 Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts

Supplementary 35 Interpretation and exceptions

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PART 5

WORK

CHAPTER 1

EMPLOYMENT, ETC.

Employees 36 Employees and applicants 37 Employees and applicants: harassment 38 Contract workers

Police officers 39 Identity of employer 40 Interpretation

Partners 41 Partnerships 42 Limited liability partnerships 43 Interpretation

The Bar 44 Barristers 45 Advocates

Office-holders 46 Personal offices: appointments, etc. 47 Public offices: appointments, etc. 48 Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc. 49 Interpretation and exceptions

Qualifications 50 Qualifications bodies 51 Interpretation

Employment services 52 Employment service-providers 53 Interpretation

Trade organisations 54 Trade organisations

Local authority members 55 Official business of members

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56 Interpretation

CHAPTER 2

OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES

57 Non-discrimination rule 58 Communications

CHAPTER 3

EQUALITY OF TERMS

Sex equality 59 Relevant types of work 60 Equal work 61 Sex equality clause 62 Sex equality rule 63 Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes 64 Defence of material factor 65 Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions 66 Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay

Pregnancy and maternity equality 67 Relevant types of work 68 Maternity equality clause 69 Maternity equality clause: pay 70 Maternity equality rule 71 Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions

Disclosure of information 72 Discussions with colleagues 73 Gender pay gap information

Supplementary 74 Colleagues 75 Interpretation and exceptions

CHAPTER 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

76 Ships and hovercraft 77 Offshore work 78 Interpretation and exceptions

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PART 6

EDUCATION

CHAPTER 1

SCHOOLS

79 Application of this Chapter 80 Pupils: admission and treatment, etc. 81 Victimisation of pupils, etc. for conduct of parents, etc. 82 Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996 83 Disabled pupils: accessibility 84 Interpretation and exceptions

CHAPTER 2

FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

85 Application of this Chapter 86 Students: adm