The Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005

Vocational training

17.—(1) In section 14 of the 1975 Act (persons concerned with provision of vocational training), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) It is unlawful, in the case of a woman seeking or receiving vocational training, for any person who provides, or makes arrangements for the provision of, facilities for vocational training to discriminate against her—

(a) in the arrangements that person makes for the purpose of selecting people to receive vocational training,

(b) in the terms on which that person affords her access to any vocational training or facilities concerned with vocational training,

(c) by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford her such access,

(d) by terminating her vocational training, or

(e) by subjecting her to any detriment during the course of her vocational training.

(1A) It is unlawful for a provider of vocational training, in relation to such training, to subject to harassment a woman—

(a) to whom he is providing such training, or

(b) who has asked him to provide such training.

(1B) In this section “vocational training”, in relation to a woman, includes (if it would not otherwise do so) any training which would help fit her for any employment.”.

(2) In the 1975 Act, paragraph (a) of section 52A (construction of references to vocational training) is repealed.