Just West Yorkshire: Framework for a Fairer Future 

Framework for a Fairer Future
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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.