http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1263/regulation/13/madeThe Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007Sexual orientationReligious discriminationLegislationSexual discriminationFosteringenKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2017-06-23EQUALITYThese Regulations, which are made under section 81 of the Equality Act 2006, make it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods, facilities and services, education, disposal and management of premises and exercise of public functions. Sexual orientation is defined in section 35 of the Equality Act 2006 as meaning an individual’s sexual orientation towards persons of the same sex as him or her, persons of the opposite sex, or both.13Education, training and welfare

Nothing in these Regulations shall make it unlawful for any person to do anything by way of—

a

meeting special needs for education, training or welfare of persons on grounds of their sexual orientation, or

b

providing ancillary benefits in connection with meeting the needs mentioned in paragraph (a).

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