Contents

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1. Part 1

   Socio-economic inequalities

   1. 1. Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities

   2. 2. Power to amend section 1

   3. 3. Enforcement

2. Part 2

   Equality: key concepts

   1. Chapter 1

      Protected characteristics

      1. 4. The protected characteristics

      2. 5. Age

      3. 6. Disability

      4. 7. Gender reassignment

      5. 8. Marriage and civil partnership

      6. 9. Race

      7. 10. Religion or belief

      8. 11. Sex

      9. 12. Sexual orientation

   2. Chapter 2

      Prohibited conduct

      1. Discrimination

         1. 13. Direct discrimination

         2. 14. Combined discrimination: dual characteristics

         3. 15. Discrimination arising from disability

         4. 16. Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work

         5. 17. Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases

         6. 18. Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases

         7. 19. Indirect discrimination

      2. Adjustments for disabled persons

         1. 20. Duty to make adjustments

         2. 21. Failure to comply with duty

         3. 22. Regulations

      3. Discrimination: supplementary

         1. 23. Comparison by reference to circumstances

         2. 24. Irrelevance of alleged discriminator´s characteristics

         3. 25. References to particular strands of discrimination

      4. Other prohibited conduct

         1. 26. Harassment

         2. 27. Victimisation

3. Part 3

   Services and public functions

   1. Preliminary

      1. 28. Application of this Part

   2. Provision of services, etc.

      1. 29. Provision of services, etc.

   3. Supplementary

      1. 30. Ships and hovercraft

      2. 31. Interpretation and exceptions

4. Part 4

   Premises

   1. Preliminary

      1. 32. Application of this Part

   2. Disposal and management

      1. 33. Disposals, etc.

      2. 34. Permission for disposal

      3. 35. Management

   3. Reasonable adjustments

      1. 36. Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts

      2. 37. Adjustments to common parts in Scotland

   4. Supplementary

      1. 38. Interpretation and exceptions

5. Part 5

   Work

   1. Chapter 1

      Employment, etc.

      1. Employees

         1. 39. Employees and applicants

         2. 40. Employees and applicants: harassment

         3. 41. Contract workers

      2. Police officers

         1. 42. Identity of employer

         2. 43. Interpretation

      3. Partners

         1. 44. Partnerships

         2. 45. Limited liability partnerships

         3. 46. Interpretation

      4. The Bar

         1. 47. Barristers

         2. 48. Advocates

      5. Office-holders

         1. 49. Personal offices: appointments, etc.

         2. 50. Public offices: appointments, etc.

         3. 51. Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc.

         4. 52. Interpretation and exceptions

      6. Qualifications

         1. 53. Qualifications bodies

         2. 54. Interpretation

      7. Employment services

         1. 55. Employment service-providers

         2. 56. Interpretation

      8. Trade organisations

         1. 57. Trade organisations

      9. Local authority members

         1. 58. Official business of members

         2. 59. Interpretation

      10. Recruitment

          1. 60. Enquiries about disability and health

   2. Chapter 2

      Occupational pension schemes

      1. 61. Non-discrimination rule

      2. 62. Non-discrimination alterations

      3. 63. Communications

   3. Chapter 3

      Equality of terms

      1. Sex equality

         1. 64. Relevant types of work

         2. 65. Equal work

         3. 66. Sex equality clause

         4. 67. Sex equality rule

         5. 68. Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes

         6. 69. Defence of material factor

         7. 70. Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions

         8. 71. Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay

      2. Pregnancy and maternity equality

         1. 72. Relevant types of work

         2. 73. Maternity equality clause

         3. 74. Maternity equality clause: pay

         4. 75. Maternity equality rule

         5. 76. Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions

      3. Disclosure of information

         1. 77. Discussions about pay

         2. 78. Gender pay gap information

      4. Supplementary

         1. 79. Comparators

         2. 80. Interpretation and exceptions

   4. Chapter 4

      Supplementary

      1. 81. Ships and hovercraft

      2. 82. Offshore work

      3. 83. Interpretation and exceptions

6. Part 6

   Education

   1. Chapter 1

      Schools

      1. 84. Application of this Chapter

      2. 85. Pupils: admission and treatment, etc.

      3. 86. Victimisation of pupils, etc. for conduct of parents, etc.

      4. 87. Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996

      5. 88. Disabled pupils: accessibility

      6. 89. Interpretation and exceptions

   2. Chapter 2

      Further…