The Race Equality, Disability Equality and Gender Equality Duties are all in force for public authorities. These individual pieces of statutory legislation are referred to as the Public Sector Equality Duties.
The public sector duty on race equality was enshrined in the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and came into force in 2002. You can read more about the Race Equality Duty on the Government's WebPage and find guidance on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's website.
The duty to promote disability equality was introduced through the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and came into force in December 2006. You can read more about the Disablity Equality Duty on the Government's WebPage and find guidance on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's website.
The duty to promote equality of opportunity between women and men and to eliminate unlawful discrimination was introduced as part of the Equality Act 2006 and came into force in April 2007. You can read more about the Gender Equality Duty on the Government's WebPage and find guidance on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's website.