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Equality Act 2010: banning age discrimination in services, public functions and associations
— Government response to the consultation on exceptions | | Corporate Author | Government Equalities Office - GEO |
| Publisher | Government Equalities Office, London, 2012 |
| Pages | 55 pp |
| Source | Government Equalities Office, Home Office, 3rd Floor Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF. Download at: http://www.cpa.org.uk/cpa/docs/GEO-Equality-Act-20... |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Services ; Health services ; Financial services [older people] ; Service industries ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | The Government Equalities Office (GEO) claim to have taken a proportionate approach, ensuring that the Equality Act 2010 prohibits only harmful or unjustifiable treatment that results in genuinely unfair discrimination and harassment because of or related to age. The GEO has sought no exceptions in health and social care, so all medical decisions based on age must be objectively justifiable. Financial services, on the other hand, have a blanket exception from the Act, although when age is used in decision making this must be made clear and, if cover is refused, signposts to alternative providers must be given. The intention is to bring into force the ban on age discrimination in the provision of services and exercise of public functions, and by private clubs and other associations in October 2012, along with related exceptions. Such exceptions include age based concessions, group holidays, immigration, sport, residential park homes, and age verification schemes to control the purchase of age restricted products. This report includes both the new and consultation versions of the Equality Act 2010 (Age Exceptions) Order 2012. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-120719003 E |
| Classmark | B:TOB: I: L: J: XK: IKR: TM2: 6OA |
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