Annex 1: main transpostion and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Vickers, Lucy
• Pages: 75-77

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSTION AND ANTI-DISCRIMIN ATION LEGISLATION

Country: United Kingdom

Date: 31 December 2019

UK

Title of the Law: Equality Act 2006

Abbreviation: EqA 2006

Date of adoption: 16.02.2006

Latest relevant amendment: 01.10.2010

Entry into force: various from 06.04.2007

Weblink: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/3/contents

Grounds covered: sex (incl. gender reassig nment, married/ civilly partnered stat us/

pregnancy), colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic origins, national origins,

disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age

Civil law

Material scope: Enforcement and promotion, goods and services, housing, education,

functions of public authorities. Applies to GB only insofar as it establishes the EHRC. It also

provides the basis for the enactment in NI of regulations prohibiting sexual orientation

discrimination outside employment

Principal content: Extended pr otection agai nst discrimination on ground s of sexual

orientation to provision of g oods and services, housing, education, public functions. Also

established the EHRC

GB

Title of the Law: Equality Act 2010

Abbreviation: EqA

Date of adoption: 08.04.2010

Latest relevant amendment: 26.03.2015

Entry into force: 01.10.2010

Web link: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents

Grounds protected: sex (incl. gender reassignment, married/ civilly partnered status/

pregnancy), colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic origins, national origins,

disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age

Civil law

Material scope: All sectors of employment and employment-related activities, access to

goods facilities and serv ices (thereby covering most areas of social ad vantages and social

protection), disposal and management of premises, education. Applies only to GB

Principal content: Prohibits direct, indirect discrimination and victimisation, harassment and

instructions to discriminate, imposes positive obligations on public authorities, provides

individual rights of redress

NI

Title of the Law: Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Abbreviation: DDA

Date of adoption: 08.11.1995

Latest relevant amendments: 01.08.2011

Entry into force: various dates from November 1995

Webpage address:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/contents (this is not up to date)

Grounds covered: disability

Civil law

Material scope: All sectors of employment and employment-related activities, access to

goods, facilities and services, further and higher education, some aspects of transport. Now

applies only to NI

Principal content: Prohibits discrimination and requires reasonable adjustments. P rohibits

victimisation and instructions to discrimination and provides right to seek legal red ress