Equal Opportunities Commission in United Kingdom

Definition of Equal Opportunities Commission

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Equal Opportunities Commission : A body established by the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986 to work towards eliminating discrimination on grounds of sex or marital status, to promote equality of opportunity between the sexes, and to keep the working of the Acts, and of the Equal Pay Act 1970, under review. It consists of 8-15 Commissioners.

See sex discrimination.