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This page explains the procedure or steps you need to follow when you make a discrimination claim in court. It doesn't cover discrimination in the workplace as you need to follow different steps if you want to take legal action about it.
- Deciding What Action to Take
You can also make a discrimination claim in the civil...
- Deciding What Action to Take
- Overview
- Discrimination: Making A Complaint
- Equality Act Provisions: Commencement Dates
- Age Discrimination
- Public Sector Equality Duty
- Equalities Act 2010: Legislation
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone. Find out more about who...
Before the Act came into force there were several pieces of legislation to cover discrimination, including: 1. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 2. Race Relations Act 1976 3. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 If you wish to complain about possible unlawful treatment there are 2 separate processes, depending on when it happened.
To allow people and organisations enough time to prepare for the new laws, the provisions of the Act were brought in at different times (known as commencement dates).
The Equality Act 2010 includes provisions that ban age discrimination against adults in the provision of services and public functions. The ban came into force on 1 October 2012 and it is now unlawful to discriminate on the basis of age unless: 1. the practice is covered by an exception from the ban 2. good reason can be shown for the differential ...
The public sector Equality Dutycame into force across Great Britain on 5 April 2011.It means that public bodies have to consider all individuals when carrying out their day-to-day work – in shaping policy, in delivering services and in relation to their own employees. It also requires that public bodies have due regard to the need to: 1. eliminate ...
Equality Act 2010on the legislation.gov.uk website Explanatory noteson the legislation.gov.uk website
This section establishes that where the Act refers to the protected characteristic of age, it means a person belonging to a particular age group. An age group includes people of the same age...
- Age. You must not usually be discriminated against because of: how old you are. an age group you’re in - for example young people, millennials or over-60s.
- Disability. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, you’re protected from discrimination if your impairment meets the Equality Act’s definition of disability.
- Gender reassignment - this means if you're transgender. If you’re transgender, you have the protected characteristic of ‘gender reassignment’. Gender reassignment means you
- Marriage and civil partnership. Your employer must not discriminate against you because you’re married or in a civil partnership. Work is the only place you’re protected from discrimination because of marriage or civil partnership.
Mar 8, 2013 · Introduction. At the moment, there are several different laws to protect people from discrimination on grounds of: race. sexual orientation (whether being lesbian, gay, bisexual or heterosexual)...
- At the moment, there are several different laws to protect people from discrimination on grounds of: race sex sexual orientation (whether being les...
- At the moment it’s against the law to discriminate against you because of things like race or religion. Different laws cover these different issues...
- Here are the main areas where the law has been made stronger from October 2010. Remember that not all the changes in the Equality Act will start at...
- Employment tribunalsIf you have a problem of discrimination at work and you can’t sort it out with your employer, you can take action at an employm...
- Other new leafletsEquality 2010: What do I need to know as a carer? (PDF)Equality Act 2010: What do I need to know as a customer?Other informationA...
A person (A) discriminates against another (B) if, because of a protected characteristic, A treats B less favourably than A treats or would treat others. If the protected characteristic is age, A does not discriminate against B if A can show A's treatment of B to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
If your response is not received within 14 days, the court can either make an order that you pay the amount claimed or decide the amount you are liable for. This is known as a county court judgment. Remember, you can still talk to the person making a claim against you.
