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Equality & Diversity
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- Protected Characteristics
The Equality Act 2010 covers the following nine areas, known as protected characteristics:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Sexual orientation
- Religion or belief (including non-belief)
- Sex
- Race
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Marriage and civil partnership
The legal definitions of the protected characteristics are laid out in the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) non-statutory guidance on ‘What equality means for you as an education provider – further and higher education’. The full guidance can be found on the EHRC web site.
