Explanatory Notes

Equality Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 15

8 April 2010

Commentary on Sections

Part 16: General and Miscellaneous

Schedule 12: Further and higher education exceptions

Part 1: Single-sex institutions
Single-sex institutions turning co-educational: paragraphs 2 and 3.
Effect

878.These paragraphs enable a college which is going through the process of changing from a single-sex to a co-educational institution to apply for a transitional exemption order, to enable it to continue restricting admittance to a single sex until the transition from single-sex is complete.

879.Paragraph 3 sets out the procedures for applying for a transitional exemption order.