Schedule 9
Equality Bill
5:15 pm
Place the exceptions from paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 into paragraph 3, which has a broader framework. This would provide wider protection for the freedom of association of religious bodies.
Amendment 47, in schedule 9, page 182, line 13, at end insert—
‘(2) This paragraph applies to—
(a) a requirement to be of a particular religion or belief;
(b) a requirement to be of a particular sex;
(c) a requirement not to be a transsexual person;
(d) a requirement not be married or a civil partner;
(e) a requirement not to be married to, or the civil partner of, a person who has a living former spouse or civil partner;
(f) a requirement relating to circumstances in which a marriage or civil partnership came to an end;
(g) a requirement related to sexual orientation.’.