Adopting (in)equality in the UK: the Equality Act 2010 and its impact on charities |
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| Authors: | Debra Morris Anne Morris Jennifer Sigafoos |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Charity Law &2. Policy Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, UK |
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| Abstract: | This article considers the relationship between the Equality Act 2010 and the Charities Act 2011 (in Scotland, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005) in the context of adoption by same-sex couples and the complex exceptions to the Equality Act that charities may be able to rely upon in order to continue to discriminate. It concludes that the law is confusing to the point of opacity, to the detriment of those seeking to exercise their rights and those called on to adjudicate conflicts. |
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| Keywords: | charities Equality Act 2010 adoption discrimination |
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