Equality Act 2010

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Advantages

  • All public bodies are included in the act
  • Emphasis promoting equality rather than reducing inequality
  • More efficient commissioning body which reduces costs
  • Gives people more rights and helps raise awareness
  • More opportunities for men and women

Disadvantages

  • Age discrimination is still allowed as long as it has a legitimate aim
  • Still can only use two combined characteristics
  • A huge law to raise awareness of and has a lot of costly costs attached
  • New laws don't have a case law and few high profile cases
  • Children in school are not protected against age discrimination
  • Fear of victimisation

Evaluation

* Brings all previous laws together- everyone has an equal chance
* Makes it law that public, private and voluntary services MUST NOT discriminate against employees due to characteristics 
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