Moving to Inclusion through Equality Impact Assessments

As a Public Authority, UK Sport is required to comply with the general duties, which form part of the Public Sector equality duties covered by the Equality Act 2010 (hereafter referred to as the Act), the major piece of equality legislation in the UK. The Act states the need to advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. The protected characteristics, as defined in the Act, are: