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Equality Act, 2006

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Summary

The 2006 Act is a precursor to the Equality Act 2010, which combines all of the equality enactments within Great Britain and provide comparable protections across all equality strands. Those explicitly mentioned by the Equality Act 2006 include age; disability; sex; proposed, commenced or completed gender reassignment; race; religion or belief and sexual orientation.

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Issuer

United Kingdom

Year

2006

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Parliament (Government)

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory


Main industries targeted
  • Education
  • Accommodation & Food
  • Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
  • Finance & Insurance
Restrictiveness

High

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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