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Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007

Why this source is used

Primary regulations prohibiting sexual-orientation discrimination in goods, facilities, services, education and public functions.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did equality law change public services and workplaces? It moved LGBTQ+ equality into services, employment, schools and official data rather than leaving it only as criminal-law reform. Read the topic guide UK Equality Law, Workplaces, Schools and Data UK equality law became more practical through service protections, workplace inclusion programmes, schools duties and official LGBTQ+ data collection.

Source Status

Publisher
UK Legislation
Type
primary
Reliability
high
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1263/contents/made Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1263/contents/made

Used by Topics

UK Equality Law, Workplaces, Schools and Data

Used by Questions

How did equality law change public services and workplaces?

Used by Timeline Events

30 April 2007 DiscriminationLegalUK

Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 Passed

New regulations outlawed discrimination in the provision of goods, services, education and public functions on the basis of sexual orientation. / These regulations made it unlawful across the UK to discriminate in goods, services, education, and public functions on grounds of sexual orientation. Separate but similar regulations were introduced in Northern Ireland, England & Wales, and Scotland between 2006–2007.