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What are the ‘protected characteristics’ that protection from discrimination applies to?

What are the 'protected characteristics' that protection from discrimination applies to?

There are 9 ‘protected characteristics’ under the Equality Act 2010 which are: sex, disability, race (including nationality), age, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender re-assignment and sexual orientation.