Legal requirements
Where to find information on the legal requirements relevant to disability.
In October 2010, the Equality Act replaced previous discrimination legislation.
It attempts to consolidate previous equality legislation including:
- the Disability Discrimination Act
- the Race Relations Act
- the Sex Discrimination Act
Many of the details of the legislation remain the same, although there are some important changes.
A copy of the new Equality Act can be found on the government legislation website.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) also has some useful guidance which can can be found on their website.
Scottish Specific Draft Regulations
The Scottish Specific Duty Regulations were laid before the Scottish Parliament in April and came into force on 27 May 2012. They provide the framework for how public bodies in Scotland including the University should respond and tackle the specific duty laid upon them under the Equality Act 2010. The Welsh and English governments have passed their own Specific Duty Regulations.The following is a link to the Scottish Specific Duty Regulations.
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This article was published on Jul 24, 2012