n replaced by a single Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under EqA s.149ff, from 5th April 2011 (SI 2011/1066).
As well as race, disability and gender, this single PSED also covers age, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, and to a limited extent marriage and civil partnership.
Apart from the new duty now covering these other grounds of discrimination, the main change under Equality Act 2010 is to the content of the 'specific duties' (see above), which previously required authorities to produce 'equality schemes'.
The Order which brought the new single PSED into effect from 5th April 2011 is SI 2011/1066 (link to legislation.gov.uk).
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