The Equality Act 2010 – Questions & Answer Forms

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Letter to Branches





No. 215/2011
Ref: LR/FH/DGN
Date: 4th March 2011




To: All Branches


Dear Colleague

The Equality Act 2010 – Questions & Answer Forms
Discrimination and Other Prohibited Conduct

Under the Equality Act 2010 there is a process for people who think they may have been treated unlawfully to obtain information about possible discrimination, harassment, victimisation or other prohibited conduct and about equality of terms (equal pay) complaints.

Members can ask the employer a series of written questions in the Questionnaire, which is attached for information. The purpose is to gather evidence to help identify what type of discrimination she or he may have suffered and to gather information and evidence to show that there has been discrimination as alleged, which can then be used in an employment tribunal if necessary.

The questionnaire is not compulsory but our advice is always try to use the questionnaire before making a claim to a tribunal. Of course, this is not always possible and you must not miss your deadline for making a claim to the tribunal while using or waiting for a response to the questionnaire.

This form is an amalgamation of and replaces the previous discrimination questionnaires, eg. DL56 on disability and SD74 on sex, etc.

You can find additional information about questionnaire from the Government’s Equalities website using the following link: http://www.equalities.gov.uk/news/equal ... or_ob.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yours sincerely


Linda Roy
Assistant Secretary

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