Bill documents — Equality Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10

Act of Parliament

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House	Act of Parliament	Date
	Equality Act 2010 c.15 | PDF version, 726KB	13.04.2010

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House	Bill	Date
	Bill 96 09-10 (Lords Amendments to the Bill) | PDF version, 128KB	24.03.2010
	HL Bill 39 09 - 10 (as amended on Report) | PDF version, 929KB	03.03.2010
	Bill 35 09-10 (as amended in Committee) | PDF version, 922KB	10.02.2010
	HL Bill 20 09-10 (as brought from the Commons) | PDF version, 1015KB	04.12.2009
	Bill 5 09-10 (as introduced) | PDF version, 906KB	19.11.2009
	Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee | PDF version, 900KB	08.07.2009
	Bill as introduced (incorporating side-by-side Explanatory Notes) - volume I | PDF version, 1MB	27.04.2009
	Bill as introduced (incorporating side-by-side Explanatory Notes) - volume II | PDF version, 3MB	27.04.2009
	Bill as introduced (incorporating interwoven Explanatory Notes)	27.04.2009

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House	Explanatory Notes	Date
	Bill 96 EN 09-10 | PDF version, 279KB	24.03.2010
	HL Bill 20 EN 09-10 | PDF version, 686KB	04.12.2009
	Bill 5 EN 09-10 | PDF version, 762KB	19.11.2009

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House	Amendment Paper	Date
	Notices of Amendments given up to and including 30 March 2010	07.04.2010
	Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 6 April 2010	06.04.2010
	Notices of Amendments given up to and including 30 March 2010	31.03.2010
	Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 22nd March 2010	23.03.2010
	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved on Report as at 1 March 2010	02.03.2010
	Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 5 February 2010	08.02.2010
	Revised Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 26 January 2010	27.01.2010
	Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 25 January 2010	26.01.2010
	Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21 January 2010	25.01.2010
	Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21 January 2010	22.01.2010
	Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 20 January 2010	21.01.2010
	Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 19 January 2010	20.01.2010
	Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 18th January 2010	19.01.2010
	Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 January 2010	18.01.2010
	Amendments to be moved in Committee supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List as at 14 January 2010	15.01.2010
	Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13 January 2010	14.01.2010
	Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 12 January 2010	13.01.2010
	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8 January 2010	11.01.2010
	Consideration of Bill as at 2 December 2009	02.12.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 13 October 2009	14.10.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 8 October 2009	09.10.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 20 July 2009	21.07.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 16 July 2009	17.07.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 10 July 2009	13.07.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 7 July 2009	08.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 July 2009	07.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 July 2009	02.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 June 2009	30.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 June 2009	25.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 June 2009	23.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 June	18.06.2009
	Notices of Amendments given on 16 June 2009	17.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 June 2009	16.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 June 2009	11.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 June 2009	09.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 June 2009	02.06.2009

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House	Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons	Date
	Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 6 April 2010	07.04.2010
	Report stage proceedings as at 2 December 2009	03.12.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 July 2009	08.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 July 2009	03.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 30 June 2009	01.07.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 June 2009	26.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 June 2009	24.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 18 June 2009	19.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 June 2009	17.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 June 2009	12.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 June 2009	10.06.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 June 2009	03.06.2009

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House	Research Paper	Date
	Research Paper on the Equality Bill: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 371KB)	12.11.2009
	Research Paper on the Equality Bill (PDF, 1MB)	07.05.2009

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House	Select Committee report	Date
	Work and Pensions Committee: The Equality Bill: how disability equality fits within a Single Equality Act (HC 158-I, 2008-09)	14.05.2009

Selection of amendments: Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

House	Selection of amendments: Commons	Date
	Selection of amendments (Consideration of Lords Amendments) (PDF, 17KB)	06.04.2010
	Report stage: selection of amendments (PDF, 86KB)	02.12.2009

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