Religion or belief

Religion or belief is one of the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of religion or belief, or because of a lack a religion or belief. Religion refers to any religion for example Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Judaism etc, including a lack of religion. Belief refers to any religious or philosophical belief and includes a lack of belief.

Religion or belief discrimination

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What is Religion or belief discrimination?

Produced by Equality and Human Rights Commission

This short video gives an introduction to religion or belief discrimination, under the Equality Act 2010.