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