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Protected characteristics

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Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

Think Local Act Personal

A list of factors that people are not allowed to use as a reason to treat you differently to anyone else. These factors are set out in the Equality Act 2010 and include things like age, disability, marital status, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation.

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