What is Equality Act 2006?
The '''Equality Act 2006''' (c 3) is an [[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] covering the [[United Kingdom]]. The 2006 Act is a precursor to the [[Equality Act 2010]], which combines all of the equality enactments within Great Britain and provide comparable protections across all equality strands. Those explicitly mentioned by the Equality Act 2006 include age; [[disability]]; [[gender]]; proposed, commenced or completed [[gender reassignment]]; race; religion or [[belief]] and [[sexual orientation]]. * Creation of a public duty to promote [[gender equality|equality on the ground of gender]] (The Equality Act 2006, section 84, inserting section 76A of the [[Sex Discrimination Act 1975]], now found in section 1 of the [[Equality Act 2010]]) {{UK-stub}} [[Category:2000s Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:2006 in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Discrimination]]