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Make socio-economic background a protected characteristic (Equality Act 2010)

Submitted on Saturday 5th October 2019

Published on Tuesday 8th October 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th November 2019

Signatures: 11

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Make socio-economic background a protected characteristic (Equality Act 2010)

Petition Details

There are currently nine characteristics which are protected under the Equality Act 2010, however, socio-economic background (or someone's class) is not one of them. The Act was designed to prevent indirect discrimination against persons sharing protected characteristics, by making it illegal.


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