Employment
Voyeurs and Exhibitionists not Protected by New Equalities Act
2nd September - The government has laid regulations before parliament stating that voyeurism and exhibitionism are not disabilities for the purpose of the Equality Act 2010.
The Equality Act 2010, which comes into force on 1 October 2010, replaces all existing discrimination laws including the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Under the Equality Act 2010, employers and service providers are not allowed to discriminate on grounds of individuals' physical or mental disabilities. The Act also requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to help those suffering from disabilities. The government has made it clear that voyeurism can never amount to a mental disability so as to attract legal protection. Similarly, exhibitionism will never amount to a disability and attract legal protection. The same conclusion was/is found under the DDA.
Further it was confirmed that nor is;
a tendency to set fires,
a tendency to steal,
a tendency to physical or sexual abuse of other persons,
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