On 5 April 2011, the public sector equality duty provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force. These apply to all public sector bodies as well as private bodies performing a public function, for example a private company running a prison service. The new public sector equality duty expands the non-discrimination duties of public sector bodies to include age, sexual orientation, and religion or belief, adding to the existing public sector equality obligations relating to disability, gender and race. In addition, it provides for a more robust promotion and protection of equality and non-discrimination between protected and non-protected groups, placing the duty to fulfil this obligation on public sector bodies.
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