Framework for a Fairer Future

The Equality Bill

The Equality Bill                    Download Document PDF

The purpose of the Bill and the accompanying package of measures is to strengthen protection, advance equality and declutter the law.

The Bill will:
1. Introduce a new Equality Duty on the public sector
2. End age discrimination
3. Require transparency
4. Extend the scope of positive action
5. Strengthen enforcement

Consultation

A detailed paper on the content of the Equality Bill, setting out the Government’s response to the consultation carried out last year, ‘Discrimination Law Review; A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain’, will be published shortly. This should include details about future consultation processes.