Section 48 — Equality Act 2010: Advocates

Advocates 48 1 An advocate (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—

a in the arrangements A makes for deciding who to take as A's devil or to whom to offer membership of a stable;

b as to the terms on which A offers to take B as A's devil or offers B membership of a stable;

c by not offering to take B as A's devil or not offering B membership of a stable.

2 An advocate (A) must not discriminate against a person (B) who is a devil or a member of a stable—

a as to the terms on which B is a devil or a member of the stable;

b in the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;

c by terminating A's relationship with B (where B is a devil);

d by subjecting B to pressure to leave the stable;

e by subjecting B to any other detriment.

3 An advocate must not, in relation to a relationship with a devil or membership of a stable, harass—

a a devil or member;

b a person who has applied to be taken as the advocate's devil or to become a member of the stable.

4 An advocate (A) must not victimise a person (B)—

a in the arrangements A makes for deciding who to take as A's devil or to whom to offer membership of a stable;

b as to the terms on which A offers to take B as A's devil or offers B membership of a stable;

c by not offering to take B as A's devil or not offering B membership of a stable.

5 An advocate (A) must not victimise a person (B) who is a devil or a member of a stable—

a as to the terms on which B is a devil or a member of the stable;

b in the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;

c by terminating A's relationship with B (where B is a devil);

d by subjecting B to pressure to leave the stable;

e by subjecting B to any other detriment.

6 A person must not, in relation to instructing an advocate—

a discriminate against the advocate by subjecting the advocate to a detriment;

b harass the advocate;

c victimise the advocate.

7 A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to an advocate.

8 This section (apart from subsection (6)) applies in relation to an advocate's clerk as it applies in relation to an advocate; and for that purpose the reference to an advocate's clerk includes a reference to a person who carries out the functions of an advocate's clerk. 9 “ Advocate ” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates.