http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/47Equality Act 2010An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; to amend the law relating to rights and responsibilities in family relationships; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-14Expert Participation2026-07-15 Equality Act 2010s. 40(1A)-(1C)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 21s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 40BEmployment Rights Act 2025s. 22(2)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 208(5)(aa)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 22(3)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 78(3A)(3B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(2)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 153(1A)(1B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(3)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 154(3A)(3B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(4)s. 159(3) Part 5Chapter 1471A barrister (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—ain the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer a pupillage or tenancy;bas to the terms on which A offers B a pupillage or tenancy;cby not offering B a pupillage or tenancy.2A barrister (A) must not discriminate against a person (B) who is a pupil or tenant—aas to the terms on which B is a pupil or tenant;bin the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;cby terminating the pupillage;dby subjecting B to pressure to leave chambers;eby subjecting B to any other detriment.3A barrister must not, in relation to a pupillage or tenancy, harass—athe pupil or tenant;ba person who has applied for the pupillage or tenancy.4A barrister (A) must not victimise a person (B)—ain the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer a pupillage or tenancy;bas to the terms on which A offers B a pupillage or tenancy;cby not offering B a pupillage or tenancy.5A barrister (A) must not victimise a person (B) who is a pupil or tenant—aas to the terms on which B is a pupil or tenant;bin the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;cby terminating the pupillage;dby subjecting B to pressure to leave chambers;eby subjecting B to any other detriment.6A person must not, in relation to instructing a barrister—adiscriminate against a barrister by subjecting the barrister to a detriment;bharass the barrister;cvictimise the barrister.7A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a barrister.8The preceding provisions of this section (apart from subsection (6)) apply in relation to a barrister's clerk as they apply in relation to a barrister; and for that purpose the reference to a barrister's clerk includes a reference to a person who carries out the functions of a barrister's clerk.9A reference to a tenant includes a reference to a barrister who is permitted to work in chambers (including as a squatter or door tenant); and a reference to a tenancy is to be construed accordingly.Pt. 5 applied (1.8.2011) by the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1771), regs. 3-5Pt. 5 excluded (coming into force in accordance with reg. 2(1) of the commencing S.I.) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 5 para. 5(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2(2) [Editorial note: S.I. 2017/1282 was made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) and comes into force on 12.12.2017]Pt. 5 restricted (S.) (29.5.2020) by Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 4), ss. 11(2), 13; S.S.I. 2020/119, reg. 2Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 27(5A)(b) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 9; S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 63(4) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 10(3); S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))