Equality Act 2010

 

 

This covers a set of ‘protected characteristics’:

  • age
  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • marriage or civil partnership
  • pregnancy and maternity, race
  • religion or belief
  • sex and sexual orientation.

A mental health condition usually counts as disability.

This is because disability is a ‘protected characteristic’ under the act, this means disabled people have certain legal rights and protections.