Equality Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

Examples

620.Appropriate age-based treatment may include the following:

  • concessionary travel for older and young people;

  • disease prevention programmes such as cancer screening targeted at people in particular age groups on the basis of clinical evidence;

  • age differences in the calculation of annuities and insurance programmes which are reasonable and based on adequate evidence of the underlying difference in risk;

  • holidays for particular age groups.

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