Public Sector Equality Duty

A legal requirement for public bodies to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. A legal obligation for public bodies to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations. A legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 requiring public bodies to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between those who share protected characteristics and those who do not. A legal obligation for public bodies in the UK to consider the impact of their decisions on protected characteristics.