The Equality Bill, introduced to the House of Commons on 24 April 2009, aimed to 'harmonise discrimination law, and to strengthen the law to support progress on equality' and will replace all existing legislation, including the Equal Pay Act.
In order to achieve this, there were a number of key areas that the Bill intended to strengthen. Firstly, establishing a general public duty is import ...
Over the years, the law on discrimination has played an important role in helping to make Britain a more equal society. However, the legislation in the past has been complex and, despite the progress that has been made, inequality and discrimination persist and progress on some issues has been extremely slow.
The Equality Act 2010 is intended to provide a new cross-cutting legislative framework that will protect the rights of individuals and advance the equ ...
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