Guidance

Equality Act 2010: how it might affect you

How the Equality Act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors.

• From: Government Equalities Office and Women and Equalities Unit
• Published: 22 June 2011
• Last updated: 8 March 2013 — See all updates

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Disability: Equality Act 2010 - Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability (HTML)

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Disability: Equality Act 2010 - Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability (PDF)

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Individuals: a summary guide to your rights (HTML)

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Individuals: a summary guide to your rights (PDF)

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Disability: quick start guide for service providers (HTML)

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Disability: quick start guide for service providers (PDF)

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Age discrimination ban in services and public functions: An overview for service providers and customers. (PDF file - 162kb)

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Age discrimination ban in services and public functions: A guide for private clubs (PDF file - 129kb)

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Age discrimination ban in services and public functions: A guide for small businesses (PDF file - 129kb)

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Age discrimination ban in services and public functions: A guide for holiday providers, hotels and those letting holiday properties. (PDF file - 780kb)

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Business: quick start guide for providing goods and services (PDF file - 340kb)

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Business: summary guide for providing goods and services (PDF file - 280kb)

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Easy Read: The Equality Act - making equality real (PDF file - 2mb - Warning: large file)

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Employers: quick start guide to the ban on questions about health and disability during recruitment (PDF file - 333kb)

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Individuals: what do I need to know as a carer? (PDF file - 237kb)

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Private clubs and associations: quick start guide (PDF file - 289kb)

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Public sector: summary guide for public sector organisations (PDF file - 308kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide to discrimination by association and perception for service providers (PDF file - 281kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide for associations (PDF file - 301kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide to gender reassignment for service providers (PDF file - 329kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide to harassment for service providers (PDF file - 314kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide to positive action for service providers (PDF file - 301kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: quick start guide to religion or belief discrimination in service provision (PDF file - 426kb)

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Voluntary and community sector: summary guide for service providers (PDF file - 643kb)

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Welsh language guide: Deddf Cydraddoldeb 2010: Beth sydd angen i mi ei wybod fel gofalwr? (PDF file - 266kb)

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Welsh language guide: Deddf Cydraddoldeb 2010: Beth sydd angen i mi ei wybod? Canllaw cryno i'ch hawliau (PDF file - 310kb)

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Equality Act 2010 Recruitment – asking questions about disability and health

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Equality Act 2010 Duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments for their staff

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Details

These guides explain the main changes in the law as a result of the Equality Act 2010.

Positive action guidance

Updated guidance for employers on positive action in the workplace was published in April 2023.

Published 22 June 2011
Last updated 8 March 2013 + show all updates

1. 8 March 2013

   Added 2 recent leaflets: one on pre-employment questions in recruitment and one on reasonable adjustments.

2. 22 June 2011

   First published.