Equality Duty in United Kingdom

Public Sector Equality Duty in the Context of Equality Law

The meaning of Public Sector Equality Duty (just called Equality Duty in this resource, in general), published by the Equality and Diversity Forum (a United Kindom network of equality and human rights organisations), is the following: is the duty set out at Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. It applies to public bodies listed in Schedule 19 to that Act and other organisations that perform public functions, when they exercise those functions. It requires such bodies, when they make decisions about how to exercise their functions, to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people with different protected characteristics. They should have due regard to these aims when they make decisions about such issues as their policies, the way they deliver or buy in goods and services, and how they employ people.

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See Also

• Equality Law
• Equality Act
• Equality Legislation
• Human Rights