I14Consequential amendments to the Equality Act 2006

1

Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006 (the Commission for Equality and Human Rights) is amended as follows.

2

In section 21 (unlawful act notice), after subsection (7) insert—

8

Subsection (7) applies as though a claim could be made to an employment tribunal in respect of—

a

an alleged contravention of section 40A(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (duty to take reasonable steps to prevent harassment of employees), or

b

an alleged contravention of section 111 or 112 of that Act which relates to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act.

3

In section 24A (enforcement powers: supplemental), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

an act which is unlawful because it amounts to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act (or to a contravention of section 111 or 112 of that Act that relates to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act) (employer duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees),