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Equality Act 2006

Section 59: Faith schools, etc

222.Section 59 provides that it will not be unlawful under this Part for schools with a religious ethos to restrict the provision of goods, facilities or services or to restrict the use or disposal of their premises, to ensure that the purpose for which the premises would be used does not conflict with the tenets of the school’s faith (or faiths).

223.Subsection (3) provides that references in this Part to the provision of facilities or services (for example in section 46) do not apply to the provision of educational facilities and services to students attending an educational institution.

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