Public Sector Equality Duty Equality Act 2010- supersedes all previous equality legislation People’s 9 protected characteristics: - race, gender and disability (as before)
- sexual orientation
- religion or belief
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy and maternity
- marriage and civil partnership (only re employment in schools/academies)
- age (only re employment for schools/academies)
General Duties on public bodies, including schools and academies since April 2011, to have a due regard to: - eliminate discrimination
- advance equality of opportunity
- foster good relations
Specific Duties on schools and academies - publication of Equality data annually from April 2012
- publish equality objectives every four years (policies and schemes no longer required) from April 2012
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