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Difficulty: MediumFreedom from Unfair Discrimination

The Equality Act 2010 provides legal protection against unfair treatment in the workplace and when accessing services. Which of the following scenarios describes a form of illegal discrimination under this Act?

  1. A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to a potential tenant because of their ethnic origin.Answer
  2. B
    A business manager refuses to hire an applicant because they support a particular political party.
  3. C
    A restaurant refuses service to a customer who is behaving in an aggressive and disruptive manner.
  4. D
    A bank turns down a mortgage application because the applicant has a history of unpaid debts.

Answer

A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to a potential tenant because of their ethnic origin.
The correct answer is correct because race (including ethnic or national origin) is one of the nine protected characteristics explicitly defined by the Equality Act 2010. The Act makes it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on these characteristics in areas such as employment, education, and the provision of housing and services.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the nine protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010.
The characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
To establish the legal criteria for what constitutes unfair discrimination.
2
Evaluate the scenarios to see which one involves a protected characteristic.
Refusing a tenant based on ethnic origin falls under the category of 'race', which is a protected characteristic.
To identify which action violates the law.
3
Verify if the other scenarios involve protected characteristics.
Political belief, disruptive behavior, and credit history are not protected characteristics.
To confirm that the other options do not describe illegal discrimination under this specific Act.

Key Concept

Protected Characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
Estimated Time:45s
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Freedom from Unfair Discrimination

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