Equality Legislation

Public Organisations are legally obliged to ensure that they do not discriminate against participants, employees, and volunteers on grounds of disability, gender, and race.

Key Legislation

This document provides information on the key pieces of legislation related to promoting equality and tackling unfair discrimination, that have been passed in the UK and EU. It importantly has hyperlinks directly to the actual text of the legislation and to the relevant government department website.
Key Legislation (MS Word, 1.57 MB)


Legislation Guide for Governing Bodies

SportScotland and UK Sport have jointly porduced a guide containing a clear and simple explanation of the legal duties and requirements for Governing Bodies under the six major equality strands. To access the guide that was published in Nov 2007 please follow this link

Equality Legislation