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Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting, including preparing your data and making your calculations.
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average pay of men and…
Any employer with 250 or more employees on a specific date each year (the…
Before you can work out your gender pay gap figures, you need to gather…
You need to make some calculations before you can report your gender pay…
You must report your gender pay gap data if your organisation has 250 or…
If you find that your organisation has a gender pay gap, you should first…
How the Equality Act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors.
This guidance was first published in May 2011 in PDF format by the Office…
This guidance was first published in July 2010 in PDF format by the…
How to produce communications that include, accurately portray, and are accessible to disabled people.
Guidance to help public authorities comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty in their policies, programmes and services.
How to take part in a planning or listed building consent appeal proceeding by written representations.
The Minister for Women and Equalities is seeking examples of policy or guidance in which public bodies – or organisations that advise public and private organisations – wrongly suggest that people have a legal right to acces…
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Guidance for employers who want to use positive action to widen opportunities in a way that is consistent with equalities legislation.
This guidance provides information and links to services and guidance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
Everyone should be able to make the most of the rich culture and sport around the country
Information on progress delivering the Inclusive Britain action plan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A response to the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance launched by the previous government.
To qualify for disability protection under the Equality Act a person must meet its definition of a disabled person. Follow the link below for …
Statutory guidance to help health professionals provide an inclusive screening programme to all eligible people.
Spreading the message far and wide that there is no room for homophobia and transphobia in sport. The Sports Charter is available to download…
How the unit meets the Code of Practice for Statistics
This document provides details of MITIE’s range of programmes to encourage women to return to work after taking maternity leave and to help …
Professor Shazia Choudhry was the UK's candidate for the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
The Coalition’s ‘Programme for Government’ made clear our determination to take concerted action to tear down barriers to equal opportunities…
This document sets out the specific actions we will take across Government to deliver on our commitments to take forward LGB and T equality…
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