UK Equity Bill

UK Government Equalities Office (GEO)

On Friday 24th April 2009 the Equality Bill was introduced in the House of Commons and it was published on Monday 27th April.
Please see below for more information, documents and relevant downloads:
· The Equality Bill and Explanatory Notes (Links to external site.)
· A Fairer Future- The Equality Bill and other action to make equality a reality
· Impact Assessment
· Equality Impact Assessment
· Easy Read
· Assessing the Impact of a Multiple Discrimination Provision

Equality Bill 2008-09
Government Bill introduced by Ms Harriet Harman, Government Equalities Office

Summary of the Bill;

“……….Make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; and for connected purposes….” http://www.parliament.uk/

A Fairer Future
The Equality Bill and other action to make equality a reality

Government Equalities Office London April 2009
Part One: Overview of the Equality Bill
Why we need the Equality Bill What the Equality Bill will do
1. Socio-economic Duty 2. Equality Duty 3. Public procurement 4. Banning age discrimination 5. Gender pay and equality reports
6. Positive action 7. Employment tribunals 8. Protecting carers 9. Protecting breastfeeding mothers 10. Private members’ clubs
11. Protecting disabled people Next steps Where the Equality Bill will apply

Part Two: What the Equality Bill means for different people
Fairness for women Fairness for people from ethnic minorities Fairness for disabled people
Fairness for people of different religions or beliefs Fairness for older people Fairness for lesbian, gay and bisexual people Fairness for transsexual people
What fairness means for the public sector - What fairness means for the private sector