Equality Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

Examples
  • This exception would apply to a requirement that a Catholic priest be a man and unmarried.

  • This exception is unlikely to permit a requirement that a church youth worker who primarily organises sporting activities is celibate if he is gay, but it may apply if the youth worker mainly teaches Bible classes.

  • This exception would not apply to a requirement that a church accountant be celibate if he is gay.

 Other requirements relating to religion or belief: paragraph 3

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