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Religion and belief

The Equality Act 2010 states:

  • Religion means any religion and a reference to religion includes a reference to a lack of religion.
  • Belief means any religious or philosophical belief and a reference to belief includes a reference to a lack of belief.

In relation to the protected characteristic of religion or belief:

  • a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person of a particular religion or belief;
  • a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons who are of the same religion or belief.

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