DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...worse still they seem > to be allowed to act on that view. I've been thinking about this. I am wondering if Barnet's proposals could in fact be in breach of the Equality Act 2010 where socio-economic disadvantage is an issue. This Statute specifically provides that specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions such as deciding priorities and setting objectives, to consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. Such inequalities could include inequalities in education, health, housing, crime rates, or other matters associated with socio-economic disadvantage. The duty applies to the listed public bodies, which have strategic functions ? these include Government departments, local authorities and NHS bodies. Might imposing onerous requirements such as "getting a job" or "doing voluntary work", not be seen as discriminatory against the unemployed and therefore contrary to the duty to to consider how [The London Borough of Barnet's] decisions might help to reduce inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage? The first bit of case law involving this Act?