Protected Characteristics

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 at www.equalityhumanrights.com. The Equality Act 2010 covers the following areas, known as protected characteristics:

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