Open petition: Define 'reasonable' in Equality Act adjustments to help end legal disputes
Created by Samuel Northwood
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The Equality Act 2010 requires 'reasonable adjustments' but never defines reasonableness, meaning this must often be proven via costly tribunal or court claims. We ask the Government to publish a presumptive list of default-reasonable adjustments and strengthen enforcement for non-compliance.
Just 0.5% of discrimination cases receive funding for legal representation in court, and the EHRC estimates the average cost of funding an individual case at £28,000. There is no clear picture of how many Equality Act claims are brought in county courts, as those judgments are not published (Women and Equalities Committee, 2019). We ask Government to publish a presumptive list of default-reasonable adjustments, shifting the burden onto providers to justify refusal.
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