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Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate if you want your affirmed…
You can apply if you meet all of the following requirements: you’re aged…
To find out what documents you need, you can either: use the document…
Use the online service to apply. You can: provide your personal and…
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of: age…
Discrimination can come in one of the following forms: direct…
The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: dismissal…
If you think you’ve been unfairly discriminated against you can: complain…
How the Equality Act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors.
If you have a long-term mental health condition you may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010
Guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting, including preparing your data and making your calculations.
Table setting out the similarities and differences between civil partnership and marriage as it applies to same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Minister for Women and Equalities has responsibility for: promoting equality of opportunity for everyone, and reducing negative disparities strategic oversight of the government’s equality policy, for women, ethnicity, d…
A lot has been done to help make sure people are treated fairly. We wanted to bring these laws together into the Equality Act so they are clear…
The Government Equalities Office leads work on policy relating to women, sexual orientation and transgender equality. We are responsible for a range of equalities legislation.
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