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A Bill to Make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; and for connected purposes. | A Bill to Make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; and for connected purposes. | ||
|External links=[ | |External links=[https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2010/10/01/equality-act-comes-into-force-today-but-socialism-clause-looks-doomed/ UK Human Rights Blog: Equality Act in force today, but ‘socialism’ clause looks doomed] - 1/10/10 - Useful article and links | ||
[ | [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/381] - the Bill | ||
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Revision as of 18:52, 8 April 2021
Official summary
A Bill to Make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; and for connected purposes.
External links
UK Human Rights Blog: Equality Act in force today, but ‘socialism’ clause looks doomed - 1/10/10 - Useful article and links
[1] - the BillFull text: Legislation.gov.uk
Type: UK Public General Act🔍
Year: 2010🔍
Number: 15
Subject: Miscellaneous legislation🔍
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