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Equality

Public Sector Equality Duty

The school operates within it's statutory duty as outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty: guidance for public authorities.

 

General duty

The general duty requires public authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to:

  • eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other unlawful conduct prohibited by the act
  • advance equality of opportunity between people who share and people who do not share a relevant protected characteristic
  • foster good relations between people who share and people who do not share a relevant protected characteristic

These are sometimes called the 3 aims of the duty.

The relevant protected characteristics are:

  • age
  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • pregnancy and maternity
  • race
  • religion or belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Equal Opportunities Policy Statement and Equality Act 2010 guidance

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