A Bill to 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.
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Act of Parliament: Equality Act 2010 c.1513 Apr 2010
Quick stats
- Stages
- 17
- Publications
- 66
- Amendments
- 0
- First event
- 24 Apr 2009
- Last update
- 15 Sept 2010
- Sessions
- #22#23
Stages 17
- 1R1st reading — Commons24 Apr 2009
- 2R2nd reading — Commons11 May 2009
- PMProgramme motion — Commons11 May 2009
- MRMoney resolution — Commons11 May 2009
- CMCarry-over motion — Commons11 May 2009
- CSCommittee stage — Commons02 Jun 2009
- 1R1st reading — Commons19 Nov 2009
- 2R2nd reading — Commons19 Nov 2009
- RSReport stage — Commons02 Dec 2009
- 3R3rd reading — Commons02 Dec 2009
- 1R1st reading — Lords03 Dec 2009
- 2R2nd reading — Lords15 Dec 2009
- CSCommittee stage — Lords11 Jan 2010
- RSReport stage — Lords02 Mar 2010
- 3R3rd reading — Lords23 Mar 2010
- COLAConsideration of Lords amendments — Commons06 Apr 2010
- RARoyal Assent08 Apr 2010
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