The Equality Act 2010 received Royal Assent at about 5.30 on Thursday 8th April in a rather archaic ceremony in the House of Lords.
However the substantive provisions of the Act will not come into force automatically. They have to be brought into force by a Ministerial Order and that can now only happen after Parliament returns on 18th May. If a Labour Government is returned then everything will be quite straightforward and the bulk of the Act is likely to come into force this October.
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