Section 15: Discrimination arising from disability

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Equality: key concepts — Chapter 2: Prohibited conduct

A person (A) discriminates against a disabled person (B) if—

A treats B unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of B's disability, and
A cannot show that the treatment is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

Subsection (1) does not apply if A shows that A did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that B had the disability.

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