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ARTICLE · 12 APRIL 2010

Equality Bill heading for Royal Assent

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On 6 April the Equality Bill completed its passage through Parliament, with the House of Commons approving the amendments by the House of Lords (without amendment).

United KingdomGovernment, Public Sector
Anthony Fincham
Anthony Fincham
Sarah Ozanne
Sarah Ozanne

On 6 April the Equality Bill completed its passage through Parliament, with the House of Commons approving the amendments by the House of Lords (without amendment). The Bill is now awaiting Royal Assent. The main provisions of the Bill are due to come into effect on 1 October 2010, with the revised public sector socio-economic duty to be implemented in April 2011.

During discussions on the Bill in the House of Commons on 6 April Mark Harper on behalf of the Conservatives expressed his party's support for the Bill and the fact that it will shortly receive Royal Assent. However, he reiterated Conservatives' opposition to three elements which he stated would be dropped if the next Government is Conservative: namely, the extended socio-economic public sector duty, the way in which the Bill seeks to tackle equal pay issues and the provisions on positive action.

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