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It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')

• Types of discrimination ('protected characteristics')

  It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of: age…

• How you can be discriminated against

  Discrimination can come in one of the following forms: direct…

• Discrimination at work

  The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: dismissal…

• What you can do

  If you think you’ve been unfairly discriminated against you can: complain…

• Updated: 1 January 2002

Guidance for inspectors on inspecting separation by sex in schools and the teaching of protected characteristics and relationships and sex education (RSE).

• Updated: 5 November 2025

Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.

• Updated: 2 February 2026

Information on the reasons behind human infectious disease emergence, including a timeline and a global map.

• Updated: 11 August 2025

An analysis of characteristics and circumstances associated with low levels of personal well-being, using Annual Population Survey data, January 2014 to December 2016.

• Updated: 11 July 2018

Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).

• Updated: 3 February 2026

This series brings together all documents relating to Household characteristics

• Updated: 14 November 2012

The symptoms and diagnosis of Orf.

• Updated: 19 May 2014

Statistics on the number and characteristics of schools and pupils.

• Updated: 5 June 2025