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Explanatory Notes to Equality Act 2010 United Kingdom Legislation

These notes refer to the Equality Act 2010 (c.15) which received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 EQUALITY ACT 2010 EXPLANATORY NOTES REVISION NOTES Revised Edition - August 2010 Page 175, paragraph 837 the examples have been revised to improve clarity. Formatting and typographical errors have been corrected throughout. These explanatory notes relate to the Equality Act 2010 which received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. They have been prepared by the Government Equalities Office, theDepartment for Work and Pensions (in respect of provisions relating to disability and pensions), the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department forBusiness, Innovation and Skills (in respect of provisions relating to education), theDepartment for Transport (in respect of provisions relating to disability and transport)and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (in respect of provisions relating to work exceptions). Their purpose is to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament. The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.