What these notes do
These Explanatory Notes relate to the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 (c. 51).
- These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Equality Hub with the consent of Wera Hobhouse MP, the member who was in charge of the Bill, in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
- These Explanatory Notes explain what each part of the Act will mean in practice; provide background information on the development of policy; and provide additional information on how the Act will affect existing legislation in this area.
- These Explanatory Notes might best be read alongside the Act. They are not, and are not intended to be, a comprehensive description of the Act.