Banning age discrimination in the provision of services Shoosmiths legal updates
Be covered by the new law: those aged under 18 volunteers the management and disposal of premisesIn addition, there will be a number of general exceptions in the Equality Bill which will be relevant:
‘positive action' provision which will allow different treatment to compensate for disadvantage suffered by certain age groups, for example libraries offering ‘silver surfer' sessions to help older people access the internet where age-based treatment is a requirement of other legislation where a charity provides benefits only to a particular age group where a club or association provides benefits only to people of a particular age groupThe Consultation document stresses that the new law will not stop service providers from offering age-specific services that are beneficial or objectively justifiable. To ensure this, certain exceptions are likely to be included in the new legislation covering three main areas:
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