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Equality
Last updated: 28 June 2021
Find out more about the Equality Act 2010 and how it applies to you.
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Our work in Scotland
Last updated: 28 June 2021
We promote and protect equality and work closely with the Scottish Human Rights Commission, with whom we share our human rights remit.
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Our work in Wales
Last updated: 28 June 2021
We promote and protect equality and human rights in Wales.
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Request a review of a legal or enforcement decision
Last updated: 29 January 2020
You can ask us to review a decision to take legal action or where we have refused legal support.
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Our panel of counsel
Last updated: 12 October 2021
We have a panel of counsel – a group of preferred suppliers of legal services who provide advice and representation to support our legal and enforcement wo
Codes of Practice
Last updated: 19 February 2019
Our Codes of Practice cover what the Equality Act 2010 means in precise and technical terms.
Employment: Code of Practice
Last updated: 4 September 2015
Courts and tribunals must take this Code of Practice into account in cases involving discrimination in employment and work-related activities.
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Equal pay: Code of Practice
Last updated: 8 March 2016
As set out in the Equality Act 2010, men and women in the same employment performing equal work must receive equal pay, unless any difference in pay can be justified. Courts and tribunals must take relevant parts of this Code of Practice into account when considering an equal pay claim.
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Services, public functions and associations: Code of Practice
Last updated: 1 January 2011
People with the protected characteristics set out in the Act should not be discriminated against when using any service provided publicly or privately, whether that service is for payment or not. Courts and tribunals must take this Code of Practice into account in cases involving discrimination in services, public authorities carrying out public functions or membership associations.