UK Statutory Instrument SI 2017 United Kingdom

Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017

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Enforced by
OfS, EHRC
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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s.004 Publication of information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed public authorities must publish equality compliance information annuallyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 Equality objectives Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public authorities must set and publish specific equality objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.002 Meaning of “employment”
s.003 Gender pay gap reporting
s.006 Manner of publication
s.007 Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority
s.008 Amendment of Schedule 19 to the Act
s.009 Revocation, saving and transitional provision
s.para.39 Regulators
Schedules

Schedules

3 of 39 shown
s.sch001 Proportion of male and female employees according to quartile pay bands Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public authorities must calculate male/female proportions in each pay quartileCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 Manner of publication Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant public authorities must publish pay information for at least 3 yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 Duty to publish annual information relating to pay Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant public authorities must publish annual gender pay gap informationCrown / Minister / Government department
36 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) In this Schedule— “bonus pay” has the meaning given...
s.sch001 Difference in mean bonus pay
s.sch001 Difference in median bonus pay
s.sch001 Proportion of male and female employees who were paid bonus pay
s.sch001 Meaning of “ordinary pay”
s.sch001 Meaning of “bonus pay”
s.sch001 Meaning of the “pay period” and the “relevant pay period”
s.sch001 Meaning of “hourly rate of pay”
s.sch001 Employee's working hours in a week
s.sch001 Difference in mean hourly rate of pay
s.sch001 Difference in median hourly rate of pay
s.sch002 Criminal justice
s.sch002 Education
s.sch002 Armed Forces
s.sch002 Environment, housing and development
s.sch002 Health, social care and social security
s.sch002 Broadcasting
s.sch002 Industry, business, finance etc.
s.sch002 The Channel Four Television Corporation, except in respect of—
s.sch002 The Welsh Authority (as defined by section 56(1) of the...
s.sch002 Local government
s.sch002 Civil liberties
s.sch002 Ministers of the Crown and government departments
s.sch002 Parliamentary and devolved bodies
s.sch002 Police
s.sch002 Court services and legal services
s.sch002 Transport
s.sch003 Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Act (public authorities:...
s.sch003 Under the heading “Industry, business, finance etc”—
s.sch003 Under the heading “Local government”— (a) omit “The Standards Board...
s.sch003 Under the heading “Other educational bodies”, for “The proprietor of...
s.sch003 Under the heading “Regulators”— (a) omit— “The Association of Authorised...
s.sch003 After the entries for “Regulators”, insert— Transport High Speed Two...
s.sch003 Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Act is amended...
s.sch003 Under the heading “Other public authorities”, for “The Care Council...
s.sch003 Until section 67(3) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social...

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