Complaining about unlawful treatment
Prior to the Equality Act coming into force, there were multiple pieces of legislation to cover discrimination. This included (among others): the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. These were mostly repealed and revoked when the Equality Act was commenced.
If a person wants to complain about possible unlawful treatment, there are two separate processes depending on when the unlawful treatment took place:
Process for complaints under previous legislation
- for unlawful treatment occurring before 1 October 2010
Process for complaints under the Equality Act 2010
- for unlawful treatment occurring before 1 October 2010 that continued after this date
- for unlawful treatment that occurred on or after 1 October 2010
Publications
Internet links
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- Equality and Human Rights Commission: Taking a discrimination case
- Equality and Human Rights Commission: Helpline
- Directgov: Solving a discrimination dispute
- Archived Government Equalities Office website
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