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A House of Lords judgement (Lewisham v Malcolm) made it more difficult for a disabled person to show that they had been discriminated against for a reason related to their disability (disability-related discrimination).
In the context of preparing for the proposed Equality Bill, the Government has been considering whether it needs to take a different approach following that judgment.
The Government proposes that, for the Equality Bill, it should replace disability-related discrimination with the concept of indirect discrimination, which is used for other protected characteristics, such as sex and age. This consultation seeks views on the proposal.
If you would like to attend one of our consultation events, please register on our consultation registration pages (links to livegroup.co.uk).
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