http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/55Equality 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 Database2026-04-07Expert Participation2026-04-07 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 1551A person (an “employment service-provider”) concerned with the provision of an employment service must not discriminate against a person—ain the arrangements the service-provider makes for selecting persons to whom to provide, or to whom to offer to provide, the service;bas to the terms on which the service-provider offers to provide the service to the person;cby not offering to provide the service to the person.2An employment service-provider (A) must not, in relation to the provision of an employment service, discriminate against a person (B)—aas to the terms on which A provides the service to B;bby not providing the service to B;cby terminating the provision of the service to B;dby subjecting B to any other detriment.3An employment service-provider must not, in relation to the provision of an employment service, harass—aa person who asks the service-provider to provide the service;ba person for whom the service-provider provides the service.4An employment service-provider (A) must not victimise a person (B)—ain the arrangements A makes for selecting persons to whom to provide, or to whom to offer to provide, the service;bas to the terms on which A offers to provide the service to B;cby not offering to provide the service to B.5An employment service-provider (A) must not, in relation to the provision of an employment service, victimise a person (B)—aas to the terms on which A provides the service to B;bby not providing the service to B;cby terminating the provision of the service to B;dby subjecting B to any other detriment.6A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to an employment service-provider, except in relation to the provision of a vocational service.7The duty imposed by section 29(7)(a) applies to a person concerned with the provision of a vocational service; but a failure to comply with that duty in relation to the provision of a vocational service is a contravention of this Part for the purposes of Part 9 (enforcement).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))