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Equality Bill: making it work - ending age discrimination in services and public functions
— a consultation | | Corporate Author | Government Equalities Office - GEO |
| Publisher | Government Equalities Office - GEO, London, June 2009 |
| Pages | 74 pp (Ref: 296753C) |
| Source | Government Equalities Office, 9th Floor, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU. Download from website (30/6/09): http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/13511%20GEO%20Con... |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Services ; Health services ; Financial services [older people] ; Consumer ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | The Government Equalities Office (GEO) outlines further proposals for a new legal ban on harmful age discrimination, which will make sure older people do not face unfair or substandard treatment when buying goods or using services, such as in shops, hospitals, or when accessing car and holiday insurance. The consultation published on 29 June 2009 covers three main areas: health and social care; financial services; and other services, including commercial services such as group holidays and concessions for particular age groups (including discounts). The annexes include definitions of direct and indirect discrimination; areas not covered in the consultation (for example, volunteering); and a section on objective justification (that is, where different treatment because of age can be justified). The link http://www.equalities.gov.uk/news/age_consultation... includes response forms as well as the consultation document. The closing date for comments is 30 September 2009. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090630207 B |
| Classmark | B:TOB: I: L: J: WY: IKR: TM2: 6OA |
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