📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What does the Equality Act 2010 protect against?
Correct answer: Discrimination based on age, disability, race, sex and other characteristics
A Only racial discrimination
✓ Discrimination based on age, disability, race, sex and other characteristics
C Only gender discrimination
D Only religious discrimination
💡 Explanation
The Equality Act 2010 protects against discrimination based on multiple characteristics.
Key facts to remember
- Human Rights Act 1998 — incorporates European Convention on Human Rights
- Rights: life, freedom from torture, fair trial, expression, religion
- Equality Act 2010 — protects from discrimination on 9 grounds
Why this is the answer
From the official Life in the UK study material — 5.4.8 Human rights and equality law:
The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. It protects rights such as the right to life, freedom from torture, the right to a fair trial, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion. The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
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