Children and the law - NSPCC Learning The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 protects children, young people and adults against discrimination, harassment and victimisation in relation to housing, education, clubs, the provision of services and work The Act applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Disabled Children and the Equality Act 2010: What teachers . . . 2 The Equality Act 2010: key concepts 5 3 Does the Equality Act apply to all schools? 6 4 Who has responsibility for the school’s equality duties? 6 5 Who counts as disabled? 7 6 What do the duties cover? 10 7 What is discrimination? 11 8 Direct discrimination 11 9 Indirect discrimination 12 10 Discrimination
Equality Act 2010 Fact Sheet - Equality and Human Rights . . . What are Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED)? The Equality Act 2010 also includes the Public Sector Equality Duty This means public bodies, like the police, schools and hospitals, not only have to take steps to stop discrimination, but also have to promote equality Public bodies should promote equality of opportunity, for
The Equality Act 2010 and schools - GOV. UK help schools to understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the Act It has been updated to include information on same-sex marriage On 1 October 2010, the Equality Act 2010 replaced all existing equality legislation such as the Race Relations Act, Disability Discrimination Act and Sex Discrimination Act
2010 Equality Act: Layman’s Guide to Championing SEN Introduction and Overview of the Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 consolidates previous legislation, including the Race Relations Act, Disability Discrimination Act, and Sex Discrimination Act, aiming to simplify the law and extend protection against discrimination in several areas
Progressing the human rights of children in Scotland: 2018 report 2 1 Equality Act 2010 Public Sector Equality Duty Equality law remains largely reserved to the UK Government The Scottish Government has argued for full devolution of equality law, and although the UK Government has not accepted that argument, the Scotland Act 2016 did include two exemptions to the general reservation Those exemptions enable