Course available: in-house only (on a date and location of your choice)
Duration: 1 day

This bespoke training is tailored specifically to your organisation, to help you ensure your policy complies with the Equality Act 2010. It is run in conjunction with the University of Westminster.

The Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 imposes important duties on landlords and public authorities, including housing associations. The act:

• will apply to about 1 in 6 people 
• is likely to affect a higher proportion of persons facing possession proceedings
• will introduce a ‘proportionality’ defence to possession proceedings brought against many ‘disabled’ tenants.  

Course aim

The aim of the course is to make this new area of law easy to understand, to enable delegates to apply their knowledge and advise clients about their rights and obligations.

Course contains:

• considering what sort of occupiers the Equality Act 2010 may apply to
• possession proceedings and disability discrimination
• rent arrears and nuisance claims 
• considering policies of the organisation 
• making organisational policy work in a non-discriminatory way
• allocation of accommodation and the Equality Act 
• the duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’
• public authority duties.

Suitable for

Organisations providing social housing and housing professionals working with or for social landlords.

Meet the trainer

David Roberts worked as a housing adviser before becoming a partner in a legal aid firm of solicitors, running the housing and community care department. He is the director of the Pro Bono Centre and a principal lecturer at the University of Westminster.

David runs several courses about the reality of legal practice, housing law and lawyer's skills. He is also carrying out research into the application of human rights and equality law and its impact upon housing litigation.

Who to contact

For further information about this training and a non-obligatory quote, contact Inhousetraining@shelter.org.uk or telephone 0344 515 1161.