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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 2006

When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.

• Updated: 15 April 2024

Find out details of the procedure codes and additional procedure codes that are excluded from use with Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) with regular use and Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR).

• Updated: 18 September 2025

This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form, and gives guidance on how to interpret the data.

• Updated: 5 December 2025

This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.

• Updated: 22 July 2024

• Updated: 1 January 1995

How to calculate your employee's Statutory Sick Pay if you cannot use the GOV.UK calculator.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

• Updated: 1 January 2013

• Updated: 1 January 2009