AQW 40135/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 09/02/2026
Answered On Date: 19/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 38323/22-27, to detail the statutes they have referred to.

Answer:

The Equality legislation referred to in AQW 38323/22-27 includes:

Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 regulation 37

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970

Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Sections 75 and 76 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998