C1C2Part IIF6EMPLOYMENT FIELD

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Discrimination by other bodies

15F5 Employment agencies.

1

It is unlawful for an employment agency to discriminate against a woman—

a

in the terms on which the agency offers to provide any of its services, or

b

by refusing or deliberately omitting to provide any of its services, or

c

in the way it provides any of its services.

F11A

It is unlawful for an employment agency, in relation to the provision of its services, to subject to harassment a woman—

a

to whom it provides such services, or

b

who has requested the provision of such services.

F22

It is unlawful for a F7local authority or education authority or any other person to do any act in providing services in pursuance of arrangements made, or a direction given, under section 10 of the M1Employment and Training Act 1973 which constitutes discrimination.

3

References in subsection (1) to the services of an employment agency include guidance on careers and any other services related to employment.

4

This section does not apply if the discrimination only concerns employment which the employer could lawfully refuse to offer the woman.

5

An employment agency or F7local authorityF3, education authority or other person shall not be subject to any liability under this section if it proves—

a

that it acted in reliance on a statement made to it by the employer to the effect that, by reason of the operation of subsection (4), its action would not be unlawful, and

b

that it was reasonable for it to rely on the statement.

6

A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a statement such as is referred to in subsection (5)(a) which in a material respect is false or misleading commits an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F4level 5 on the standard scale.