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42 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 5.
43 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 7.
44 Equality Act 2010 (UK) s 149(1).
45 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 12.
46 See the leading case of R (Brown) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3158 [89]–
[96]. See also, summary of case law principles in Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential
Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales
(Guidance, July 2014) 11–12.
47 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 8.
48 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 17.
49 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England
and Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 24.
50 Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Essential Guide to the Public Sector Equality Duty: England and
Non-Devolved Public Authorities in Scotland and Wales (Guidance, July 2014) 33–34.
51 Bob Hepple, ‘The New Single Equality Act in Britain’ (The Equal Rights Review Vol 5, Equal Rights Trust,
2010) 15.
52 Sue Arthur, Martin Mitchell, Jenny Graham and Kelsey Beninger, ‘Views and experiences of the Public
Sector Equality Duty: Qualitative research to inform the review’ (Research Report, September 2013) 4.
53 Equality and Human Rights Commission, ‘Public Sector Equality Duty Case Studies’ (Web Page, 13
October 2020) <https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/public-sector-equalityduty-case-studies>.
54 Equality and Human Rights Commission, ‘Public Sector Equality Duty Case Studies’ (Web Page, 13
October 2020) <https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/public-sector-equalityduty-case-studies>.
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