Make socio-economic background a protected characteristic (Equality Act 2010)

There are currently nine characteristics which are protected under the Equality Act 2010, however, socio-economic background (or someone's class) is not one of them. The Act was designed to prevent indirect discrimination against persons sharing protected characteristics, by making it illegal.

This petition closed on 6 Nov 2019 with 11 signatures


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