Section 21: Failure to comply with duty

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

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

A failure to comply with the first, second or third requirement is a failure to comply with a duty to make reasonable adjustments.

A discriminates against a disabled person if A fails to comply with that duty in relation to that person.

A provision of an applicable Schedule which imposes a duty to comply with the first, second or third requirement applies only for the purpose of establishing whether A has contravened this Act by virtue of subsection (2); a failure to comply is, accordingly, not actionable by virtue of another provision of this Act or otherwise.

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