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News
Published: 04 Apr 2022
As the statutory regulator charged with upholding equality and human rights laws and standards, we protect all people in Britain against discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. It is an important part of our role to explain how the law works in practice.
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News
Published: 04 Apr 2022
A practical guide to the law in relation to single-sex spaces has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today. The guidance helps service providers to make lawful decisions about any services they offer to women and men separately, by explaining the permitted sex and gender reassignment exceptions in the Equality Act 2010.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Jun 2017
What is a hate crime and how can you report it? It covers hate crimes related to race, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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First Published: 13 Apr 2018
This guide helps you to understand how a court in England and Wales works out how much a successful claim for discrimination is worth.
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First Published: 13 Apr 2018
This handbook provides a brief overview of the Equality Act 2010 for advisors in England and Wales.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 25 Nov 2019
An introduction to what is meant by the terms direct and indirect discrimination, under the Equality Act 2010.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 16 Jan 2019
An introduction to what is meant by the terms harassment and victimisation, under the Equality Act 2010.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Apr 2022
When you bring a discrimination claim in court, you need to send us the details.
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First Published: 14 Feb 2018
This publication provides an overview of what the Equality Act 2010 means for political parties and their members.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Apr 2022
Equality Act guidance for associations, which covers any group that has at least 25 members and regulates admission using rules and a selection process.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 05 May 2022
The Equality Act allows you to provide separate-sex services (para 26) and single-sex services (para 27).
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 05 May 2022
Under the Equality Act 2010, ‘sex’ is understood as binary, being a man or a woman. For the purposes of the Act, a person’s legal sex is their biological sex as recorded on their birth certificate.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 05 May 2022
If you have met the conditions and have established a separate or single-sex service, you should consider your approach to trans people’s use of the service.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Apr 2022
This guide is for service providers (anyone who provides goods, facilities or services to the public) who are looking to establish and operate a separate or single-sex service.
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News
Published: 05 Oct 2022
We've written to the Scottish and UK governments to set out implications of the proposed legislation for operating the Equality Act.
