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1 Introduction and Background |
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A Territorial Application |
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1 | (1) |
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B History and Sources of Equality Law in the UK |
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2 | (16) |
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2 | (2) |
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2 Race and Sex Discrimination Law in the 1960s-1970s |
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4 | (3) |
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3 Disability Discrimination |
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7 | (2) |
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4 The Public Sector Duties |
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9 | (6) |
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5 Provisions Entering UK Law as a Result of EU Directives |
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15 | (3) |
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C The Introduction and Passage of the Equality Act 2010 |
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18 | (17) |
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1 Consultation on the Policy |
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18 | (7) |
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2 The Bill in Parliament: the House of Commons |
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25 | (6) |
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3 The Bill in Parliament: the House of Lords |
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31 | (4) |
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2 Protected Characteristics |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (7) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (5) |
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10 | (37) |
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10 | (3) |
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2 Meaning of Disability and Disabled Person |
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13 | (7) |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (4) |
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5 Substantial Adverse Effect |
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29 | (3) |
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6 Disregard for Medical Treatment and Other Measures |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (1) |
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8 Normal Day-to-day Activities |
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36 | (6) |
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9 Certain Medical Conditions |
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42 | (1) |
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10 Progressive Conditions |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (5) |
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47 | (1) |
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2 Meaning of Gender Reassignment |
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48 | (4) |
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E Marriage and Civil Partnership |
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52 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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2 Meaning of Marriage and Civil Partnership |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (7) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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5 Meaning of a Racial Group |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (12) |
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62 | (1) |
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2 Meaning of Religion or Belief |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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7 Manifestation of Religion or Belief |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (5) |
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76 | (1) |
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2 Meaning of Sexual Orientation |
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77 | (4) |
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J Pregnancy and Maternity |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (4) |
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3 Pregnancy of Hers/Unfavourable Treatment Because of Own Pregnancy |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (19) |
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4 | (3) |
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2 Less Favourable Treatment |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (3) |
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(a) Discrimination on the Basis of an Association or Perception |
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13 | (1) |
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(b) Shared Protected Characteristics |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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(c) Asymmetrical Protection Against Direct Disability Discrimination |
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18 | (1) |
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(d) Marriage and Civil Partnership |
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19 | (1) |
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(e) Sex, Pregnancy, and Maternity |
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20 | (2) |
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C Combined Discrimination: Dual Characteristics |
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22 | (11) |
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26 | (1) |
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2 Less Favourable Treatment |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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4 Relevant Protected Characteristics |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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D Discrimination Arising From Disability |
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33 | (7) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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5 Relationship with Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments |
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39 | (1) |
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E Gender Reassignment---Absence From Work |
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40 | (1) |
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F Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination |
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41 | (9) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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G Indirect Discrimination |
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50 | (14) |
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1 Application of a Provision, Criterion, or Practice |
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53 | (2) |
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2 Comparative Disadvantage |
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55 | (4) |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (13) |
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66 | (2) |
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2 Substantial Disadvantage in Comparison with Persons who are Not Disabled |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (2) |
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4 The Trigger for the Duty |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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6 Binding Obligations which Prevent Alterations |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (14) |
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1 Harassment Related to a Protected Characteristic |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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b Related to a Protected Characteristic |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (3) |
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d The Proscribed Consequences |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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3 Less Favourable Treatment Because of a Person's Reaction to Harassment |
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87 | (2) |
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4 Relationship with other Provisions |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (8) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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4 Employment Rights and Duties, Statutory Office Holders, and Volunteers |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (70) |
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1 Applicants for Work and Employees |
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5 | (4) |
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2 Gender Reassignment Discrimination |
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9 | (1) |
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3 Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (6) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (5) |
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b Harassment of a Sexual Nature (Sexual Harassment) |
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28 | (1) |
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c Discrimination because of a Person's Reaction to Harassment of a Sexual Nature or Related to Gender Reassignment or Sex |
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29 | (1) |
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9 Post Employment Discrimination and Harassment |
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30 | (3) |
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10 Liability for Discrimination in Employment |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (8) |
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11 Discrimination in Other Occupations |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (6) |
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b Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) |
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51 | (1) |
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c Barristers and their Clerks |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (3) |
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13 Employment Service-providers |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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15 Local Authority Members |
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65 | (1) |
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16 Pre-employment Enquiries about Disability and Health |
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66 | (8) |
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C Occupational Pensions Schemes |
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74 | (3) |
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D The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in Work |
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77 | (9) |
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77 | (6) |
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2 Application of the Duty to Different Work Contexts |
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83 | (1) |
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3 Concurrent Duties to Make Reasonable Adjustments |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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E Exceptions to the Work Provisions |
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1 Occupational Requirements |
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86 | (5) |
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91 | (5) |
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3 Organizations with an Ethos Based on Religion or Belief |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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b Service Related Benefits |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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a Maternity Leave Benefits |
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111 | (1) |
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b Benefits Dependent on Marital Status |
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112 | (1) |
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c Provision of Services to the Public |
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113 | (2) |
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5 Services, Public Functions, and Transport |
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A Services and Public Functions |
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1 | (105) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (5) |
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9 | (4) |
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4 What is a Public Function? |
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13 | (5) |
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5 What is Unlawful in Relation to Services? |
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18 | (8) |
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6 The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments |
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26 | (1) |
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a The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in the Provision of Services |
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26 | (6) |
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b What Adjustments are `Reasonable'? |
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32 | (2) |
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c Making Reasonable Adjustments to Physical Features |
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34 | (2) |
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d The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in the Exercise of Public Functions |
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36 | (2) |
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e Reasonable Adjustments to Premises |
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38 | (1) |
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7 Services and Public Functions Exceptions |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (5) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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ii Nationality and residence |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (6) |
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v Religious organizations |
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55 | (5) |
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vi Communal accommodation |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (4) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (4) |
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ii Public functions relating to education |
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70 | (8) |
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78 | (1) |
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iv Immigration---disability |
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79 | (2) |
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v Immigration---nationality and ethnic or national origin |
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81 | (2) |
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vi Immigration---religion or belief |
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83 | (3) |
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86 | (7) |
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viii Marriage and civil partnership |
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93 | (2) |
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ix Separate services for the sexes |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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xi Services relating to religion |
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98 | (2) |
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xii Services restricted to persons sharing a protected characteristic |
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100 | (2) |
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xiii Television, radio, and online broadcasting |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (3) |
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1 Disability Discrimination and Transport Provision |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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c Transport---Application of the Services Provisions |
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109 | (1) |
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d Transport---Reasonable Adjustments |
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110 | (10) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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2 Part 12---Disabled Persons' Transport |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (5) |
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b Designated Transport Facilities |
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133 | (6) |
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139 | (2) |
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d Exemption from Taxi Accessibility Regulations |
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141 | (6) |
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e Passengers in Wheelchairs |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (7) |
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ii Exemption certificates |
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154 | (4) |
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iii Control of number of licensed taxis: exception |
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158 | (1) |
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iv Assistance dogs in taxis |
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159 | (5) |
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v Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles |
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164 | (6) |
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vi Exemption certificates |
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170 | (5) |
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4 Public Service Vehicles |
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175 | (4) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (92) |
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2 | (2) |
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2 Interpretation of Premises Provisions |
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4 | (1) |
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3 Scope of the Provisions |
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5 | (5) |
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4 Disposal and Management of Premises |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (5) |
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b Permission for Disposal |
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15 | (7) |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (4) |
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b Leasehold and Commonhold Premises |
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33 | (1) |
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c Knowledge of the Need for an Adjustment |
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34 | (1) |
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d The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in Relation to Let Premises |
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35 | (5) |
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e The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in Relation to Premises to Let |
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40 | (4) |
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f The Duty in Relation to Commonhold Units |
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44 | (7) |
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g The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments in Relation to Common Parts |
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51 | (17) |
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68 | (2) |
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7 Improvements to Let Dwelling Houses |
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70 | (11) |
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81 | (1) |
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a Private Disposals of Premises by an Owner Occupier |
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82 | (5) |
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87 | (7) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (16) |
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112 | (3) |
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5 Accessibility Strategies and Plans |
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115 | (4) |
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6 Preparing and Implementing the Strategy |
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119 | (3) |
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7 Preparing and Implementing the Accessibility Plan |
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122 | (5) |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (6) |
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137 | (1) |
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a Admission to Single-sex Schools, Single-sex Boarding at Schools, and Single-sex Schools Turning Co-Educational |
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138 | (5) |
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b Religious or Belief-related Discrimination |
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143 | (4) |
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c Disability Discrimination |
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147 | (3) |
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11 Further and Higher Education |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (8) |
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c Disabled Students and Prospective Students |
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161 | (9) |
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12 Further and Higher Education Courses |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (8) |
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b The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments |
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178 | (6) |
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13 Recreational or Training Facilities |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (7) |
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b The Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments |
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191 | (5) |
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14 Reasonable Adjustments and Education---Generally |
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196 | (5) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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b Single-sex Institutions |
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202 | (2) |
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c Transitional Exemption Order |
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204 | (2) |
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d Higher or Further Education Institutions |
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206 | (1) |
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e Institutions with a Religious Ethos |
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207 | (1) |
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f Benefits Dependent on Marital Status |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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h Educational Charities and Endowments |
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210 | (3) |
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16 General Qualifications Bodies |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (6) |
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c Limitations of the Provisions |
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222 | (1) |
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7 The Public Sector Equality Duty and the Socio-Economic Duty |
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1 | (3) |
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B The Public Sector Equality Duty |
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4 | (11) |
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1 The Creation and Development of the Current Equality Duties |
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4 | (7) |
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2 Judicial Consideration of the Public Sector Duties |
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11 | (4) |
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C The New Single Equality Duty |
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15 | (17) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (7) |
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3 The New Proposed Specific Duties |
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23 | (9) |
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D The Socio-Economic Duty |
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8 Public Procurement and Transparency in the Private Sector |
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1 | (4) |
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B Furthering Equality in Public Procurement Through the General Equality Duty |
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5 | (41) |
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1 Public Procurement and Equality Before the Equality Act 2010 |
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5 | (2) |
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2 A Specific Public Procurement Equality Duty |
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7 | (6) |
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3 Proposed Scope of the Specific Public Procurement Duty |
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13 | (2) |
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4 EU Control of Public Procurement |
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15 | (2) |
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5 Award Criteria for Public Contracts |
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17 | (3) |
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6 ECJ Case Law on Using Social Criteria in Public Procurement |
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20 | (16) |
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7 Article 26 of the Public Sector Directive |
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36 | (3) |
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8 Exclusion from Consideration: Serious Professional Misconduct |
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39 | (4) |
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9 Putting the Procurement Equality Duty into Practice |
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43 | (3) |
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C Enforcement of the Procurement Equality Duty and Legal Challenge to Procurement Decisions |
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46 | (1) |
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D Employment Data in the Public Sector |
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47 | (3) |
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E Transparency in the Private Sector |
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1 Discussing Terms and Conditions of Employment with Colleagues |
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50 | (12) |
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2 Gender Pay Gap Information from the Private Sector |
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62 | |
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4 | (11) |
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4 | (4) |
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2 Time Limits in the Civil Courts |
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8 | (4) |
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3 Remedies in the Civil Courts |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (14) |
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1 Jurisdiction in the Employment Tribunal |
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15 | (5) |
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2 Time Limits in the Employment Tribunal |
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20 | (3) |
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3 Remedies in the Employment Tribunal |
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23 | (3) |
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4 National Security Cases |
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26 | (3) |
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C Equality of Terms (Equal Pay) |
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29 | (14) |
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30 | (5) |
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2 Assessment of Work of Equal Value |
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35 | (2) |
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3 Remedies in Non-pension Cases |
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37 | (2) |
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4 Remedies in Pension Cases |
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39 | (4) |
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43 | (2) |
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E Contracts and Other Agreements |
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45 | (5) |
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50 | (2) |
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2 Obtaining Information, etc. |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (1) |
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4 Conduct Giving Rise to Separate Proceedings |
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56 | (1) |
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5 Enforcement by the Equality and Human Rights Commission |
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57 | (20) |
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1 | (5) |
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B Equality of Terms in Context |
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6 | (4) |
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1 Equality of Terms and Discrimination Law |
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6 | (3) |
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2 Equality of Terms and European Law |
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9 | (1) |
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C The Sex Equality Provisions |
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10 | (49) |
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1 When Do the Sex Equality Provisions Apply? |
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11 | (1) |
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2 Effect of a Sex Equality Clause or Rule |
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12 | (1) |
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a Effect of a Sex Equality Clause---Contract Claims |
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12 | (5) |
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b Effect of a Sex Equality Rule---Pension Claims |
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17 | (4) |
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3 What Must the Claimant Establish? |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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b Work Rated as Equivalent |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (5) |
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b Claims by Office Holders |
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42 | (1) |
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c Comparators in Pension Claims |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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7 Material Factor Defence |
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45 | (1) |
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a Material Factor Defence in Contract Claims |
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45 | (8) |
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b Material Factor Defence in Pension Claims |
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53 | (2) |
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8 Exceptions to the Effect of a Sex Equality Clause or Rule |
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55 | (2) |
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9 Sex Equality Rule---Limits on Retrospectivity |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | |
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1 Equality in Pay: Maternity Equality Clause |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (6) |
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2 Equality in Pensions---Maternity Equality Rule |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (3) |
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c Limitations on Application |
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72 | |
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11 Redressing the Balance: Positive Action, All Women Shortlists, Associations, and Trade Union Equality Representatives |
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1 | (6) |
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B What Positive Action is Permitted by European Law? |
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7 | (4) |
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C International Equality Law |
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11 | (1) |
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D Genuine Occupational Requirements |
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12 | (1) |
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E The Position up to the Equality Act 2010 |
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13 | (3) |
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F Positive Action in the Equality Act 2010 |
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16 | (1) |
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G Positive Action in Relation to Work: Recruitment or Promotion |
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17 | (26) |
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1 The Type of Permissible Action |
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18 | (2) |
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2 What Do `Disadvantage' and `Disproportionately Low' Mean? |
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20 | (8) |
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3 There Must Not be a Policy to Discriminate |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (14) |
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H Positive Action in Relation to Political Parties |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (4) |
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J Positive Action When Neither Section 159 Nor Section 104 Applies |
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50 | (12) |
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K Positive Action and Human Rights: Temporary Measures |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (7) |
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M Trade Union Equality Representatives |
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72 | |
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12 European Union Law and The Human Rights Act |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (48) |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (5) |
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iv Proposed Goods and Services Directive |
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28 | (3) |
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d EU Charter of Fundamental Rights |
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31 | (5) |
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3 Principles on the Implementation and Interpretation of EU Law |
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36 | (9) |
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4 The Preliminary Ruling Procedure Before the CJEU |
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45 | (7) |
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52 | (209) |
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1 The Relationship Between the Equality Act and the Human Rights Act |
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52 | (3) |
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2 Significance of ECHR Rights for Equality Law |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (5) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (6) |
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3 Article 14: the Right to Non-discrimination |
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75 | (1) |
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a The Developing Importance of Article 14 |
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75 | (3) |
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b The Scope of Article 14 |
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78 | (4) |
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c Direct and Indirect Discrimination |
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82 | (4) |
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86 | (175) |
Appendix: Equality Act 2010 |
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261 | (208) |
Index |
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