Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA)
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies to both men and women and makes sex discrimination unlawful in employment and vocational training, education, the provision and sale of goods, facilities and services and premises. It also covers discrimination against someone on the grounds of being married and of gender reassignment. Amended as of the 24th June 2004
A Guide to the Sex Discrimination Act
This guide, produced by the Government’s Women and Equality Unit, places emphasis on the provisions of the Act that are likely to be of particular interest to those on whom it imposes obligations or confers rights. Guide to the SDA
Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999
These regulations are a measure to prevent discrimination against transsexual people on the grounds of sex in pay and treatment in employment and vocational training. They effectively insert into the SDA a provision to extend the Act, insofar as it refers to employment and vocational training, to include discrimination on gender reassignment grounds. Gender Reassignment Regulations
Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
These regulations outlaw discrimination (direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation) in employment and vocational training on the grounds of sexual orientation. The regulations apply to discrimination on grounds of orientation towards persons of the same sex (lesbians and gays), the opposite sex (heterosexuals) and the same and opposite sex (bisexuals). Sexual Orientation Regulations
Sex Discrimination Code of Practice
The Code of Practice, produced by the Equal Opportunities Commission, provides guidance on measures that can be taken, in line with the Sex Discrimination Act, to promote equality for men and women. Code of Practice
