Equality Act 2010: key provisions

The 119 sections and schedule paragraphs considered in at least 3 judgments. Each page has the text, the definitions it uses and the cases on it.

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Part 1 Socio-economic inequalities

s.1 Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities 4 cases

Part 2 Equality: key concepts

s.4 The protected characteristics 54 cases
s.5 Age 9 cases
s.6 Disability 177 cases
s.7 Gender reassignment 8 cases
s.8 Marriage and civil partnership 5 cases
s.9 Race 26 cases
s.10 Religion or belief 29 cases
s.11 Sex 4 cases
s.12 Sexual orientation 5 cases
s.13 Direct discrimination 252 cases
s.15 Discrimination arising from disability 274 cases
s.18 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases 30 cases
s.19 Indirect discrimination 261 cases
s.19A Indirect discrimination: same disadvantage 3 cases
s.20 Duty to make adjustments 245 cases
s.21 Failure to comply with duty 101 cases
s.23 Comparison by reference to circumstances 107 cases
s.25 References to particular strands of discrimination 4 cases
s.26 Harassment 131 cases
s.27 Victimisation 133 cases

Part 3 Services and public functions

s.28 Application of this Part 12 cases
s.29 Provision of services, etc 138 cases
s.31 Interpretation and exceptions 27 cases

Part 4 Premises

s.35 Management 9 cases

Part 5 Work

s.39 Employees and applicants 119 cases
s.40 Employees and applicants: harassment 17 cases
s.41 Contract workers 12 cases
s.42 Identity of employer 13 cases
s.45 Limited liability partnerships 5 cases
s.47 Barristers 4 cases
s.50 Public offices: appointments, etc 8 cases
s.53 Qualifications bodies 20 cases
s.54 Interpretation 13 cases
s.55 Employment service-providers 9 cases
s.56 Interpretation 5 cases
s.57 Trade organisations 3 cases
s.61 Non-discrimination rule 10 cases
s.64 Relevant types of work 13 cases
s.65 Equal work 22 cases
s.66 Sex equality clause 22 cases
s.67 Sex equality rule 4 cases
s.69 Defence of material factor 25 cases
s.70 Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions 6 cases
s.71 Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay 3 cases
s.79 Comparators 5 cases
s.80 Interpretation and exceptions 6 cases
s.81 Ships and hovercraft 4 cases
s.83 Interpretation and exceptions 42 cases

Part 6 Education

s.85 Pupils: admission and treatment, etc 19 cases
s.89 Interpretation and exceptions 4 cases
s.91 Students: admission and treatment, etc 7 cases

Part 7 Associations

s.101 Members and associates 3 cases

Part 8 Prohibited conduct: ancillary

s.108 Relationships that have ended 24 cases
s.109 Liability of employers and principals 45 cases
s.110 Liability of employees and agents 20 cases
s.111 Instructing, causing or inducing contraventions 18 cases
s.112 Aiding contraventions 18 cases

Part 9 Enforcement

s.113 Proceedings 28 cases
s.114 Jurisdiction 39 cases
s.116 Education cases 5 cases
s.118 Time limits 9 cases
s.119 Remedies 39 cases
s.120 Jurisdiction 49 cases
s.121 Armed forces cases 9 cases
s.123 Time limits 131 cases
s.124 Remedies: general 44 cases
s.128 References by court to tribunal, etc 4 cases
s.129 Time limits 6 cases
s.130 Section 129: supplementary 3 cases
s.131 Assessment of whether work is of equal value 4 cases
s.132 Remedies in non-pensions cases 8 cases
s.136 Burden of proof 206 cases
s.140B Extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings 10 cases

Part 10 Contracts, etc.

s.144 Contracting out 9 cases
s.147 Meaning of “qualifying settlement agreement ” 5 cases

Part 11 Advancement of equality

s.149 Public sector equality duty 476 cases
s.150 Public authorities and public functions 11 cases
s.153 Power to impose specific duties 3 cases
s.156 Enforcement 4 cases
s.158 Positive action: general 10 cases
s.159 Positive action: recruitment and promotion 3 cases

Part 12 Disabled persons: transport

s.165 Disabled passengers in wheelchairs: duties of drivers of designated vehicles 3 cases

Part 14 General exceptions

Part 15 Family property

s.199 section 199 7 cases

Part 16 General and miscellaneous

s.212 General interpretation 67 cases
s.217 Extent 4 cases

SCHEDULE 1 Disability: supplementary provision

Sch.1 para.2 Long-term effects 49 cases
Sch.1 para.3 Severe disfigurement 3 cases
Sch.1 para.5 Effect of medical treatment 21 cases
Sch.1 para.6 Certain medical conditions 4 cases
Sch.1 para.8 Progressive conditions 3 cases
Sch.1 para.12 Adjudicating bodies 8 cases

SCHEDULE 2 Services and public functions: reasonable adjustments

Sch.2 para.2 The duty 15 cases

SCHEDULE 3 Services and public functions: exceptions

Sch.3 para.2 Legislation 4 cases
Sch.3 para.3 Judicial functions 13 cases
Sch.3 para.17 Nationality and ethnic or national origins 7 cases
Sch.3 para.26 Separate services for the sexes 6 cases
Sch.3 para.27 Single-sex services 3 cases
Sch.3 para.28 Gender reassignment 3 cases

SCHEDULE 7 Equality of terms: exceptions

Sch.7 para.2 Pregnancy, etc 3 cases

SCHEDULE 8 Work: reasonable adjustments

Sch.8 para.2 The duty 3 cases
Sch.8 para.5 Employers (see section 39) 3 cases
Sch.8 para.20 Lack of knowledge of disability, etc 22 cases

SCHEDULE 9 Work: exceptions

Sch.9 para.1 General 4 cases
Sch.9 para.2 Religious requirements relating to sex, marriage etc., sexual orientation 3 cases
Sch.9 para.4 Armed forces 4 cases
Sch.9 para.18 Benefits dependent on marital status, etc 4 cases

SCHEDULE 13 Education: reasonable adjustments

Sch.13 para.2 The duty for schools 4 cases

SCHEDULE 17 Disabled pupils: enforcement

Sch.17 para.3 Jurisdiction — England 3 cases

SCHEDULE 18 Public sector equality duty: exceptions

Sch.18 para.2 Immigration 6 cases
Sch.18 para.3 Judicial functions, etc 6 cases
Sch.18 para.4 Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2) 4 cases

SCHEDULE 22 Statutory provisions

Sch.22 para.1 Statutory authority 9 cases

SCHEDULE 23 General exceptions

Sch.23 para.1 Acts authorised by statute or the executive 4 cases