---
title: "UK Equality Act 2010 — KYE Protocol™ coverage"
description: "UK Equality Act 2010 coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/compliance/uk-equality-act/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
---

> UK Equality Act 2010 coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it.

UK Equality Act 2010

# UK Equality Act 2010 — 75% of in-scope requirements covered.

2 requirements · 2 in scope (1 enforced · 1 designed). The 75% is weighted over the in-scope base.

**Source:** https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents · **License:** UK Open Government Licence v3.0

## By category

| Category | Reqs | Enforced | Designed | Advisory | Deferred | Coverage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Indirect discrimination (s.19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **100%** |
| Protected characteristics (s.4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **50%** |

## Every requirement → the KYE™ artefact that enforces it

| ID | Title | Status | KYE™ enforcement |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `uk-equality-act.INDIRECT_DISCRIMINATION_S19` | A provision, criterion or practice (including an automated selection rule) that puts persons sharing a protected characteristic at a particular disadvantage is unlawful indirect discrimination unless it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim (Equality Act 2010 s.19) | enforced | **rule\_packs**: `kye:rule-pack:hr-recruitment` **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.pack.v1`, `kye.purpose.admissibility.v1` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/49-UNIVERSAL-ENGAGEMENT-RAIL.md` |
| `uk-equality-act.PROTECTED_CHARACTERISTICS_S4` | The nine protected characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation) define the groups against which adverse impact is assessed (Equality Act 2010 s.4) | designed | **dictionaries**: `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/31-DATA-GOVERNANCE-PACK.md` |

Canonical KYE™ surfaces referenced on this page: [KYE Protocol™](https://kyeprotocol.com/).