Sexual orientation discrimination 

Legislation which came into force in Northern Ireland on 1 January 2007, made it unlawful to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods, facilities and services, education and public functions.  Previously the law only applied to employment and vocational training. 

Click the following link to view The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

For background information please see our consultation responses.  For other resources, please see the Publications section.