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Who's not covered by the Disability Discrimination Act?
Some other types of employment will also be covered by the DDA for the first
time from 1 October 2004. These are:
police officers
fire-fighters
prison officers
barristers (advocates in Scotland)
partners in business partnerships
employees on ships and planes
You do not need to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA):
- the following organisations are not covered by the law and their employers
therefore have no duties towards disabled people under it: prison officers;
fire-fighters; members of the different types of police forces; employees
who work wholly or largely outside Great Britain; members of the Armed Forces;
aircraft
Such employers may nevertheless wish to be mindful of the rights and needs
of disabled people and adjust their employment arrangements to avoid any discrimination
against disabled people
- if you are a charity set up to help people with certain kinds of disabilities.
However, these charities can discriminate in a disabled person's favour
- if you are an organisation providing supported employment. You may treat
members of one group of severely disabled people more favourably then others
- for volunteers, it is not clear whether they are considered to have a contract
of employment for the purposes of the DDA. It will change from case to case
and depends on the nature of the relationship between you and the volunteer.
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