Public sector duties

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Most further and higher education institutions are public authorities and will be subject to the public sector equality duties. Complying with the equality duties will help such institutions to meet their obligations under the further and higher education institutions provisions and vice versa.

Further information on the public sector equality duties can be found in Annex C.

Last updated: 19 Feb 2019

Further information

If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.

Phone: 0808 800 0082
Textphone: 0808 800 0084

You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.

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