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04.02 Does making “reasonable adjustments” under the Equality Act 2010 extend to modifying internal school policies that place a disabled child at ...
04.02 Does making “reasonable adjustments” under the Equality Act 2010 extend to modifying internal school policies that place a disabled child at a disadvantage?
Disability Law in Education No-nonsense Guide
Authors: Mandy Aulak, Sean Kennedy
10 Nov 2022
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Yes. The duty in s20 EqA2010 applies to the making of reasonable adjustment to a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) by schools.
Glossary: EqA2010, EqA2010 Guidance, PCP.
Example: Take for example a school that has a uniform policy that states that pupils must wear grey polyester trousers from a particular manufacturer. The trousers exacerbate a disabled pupil’s severe eczema, so the school amends the policy to allow the pupil to wear cotton trousers of a similar style and colour. This would be a reasonable adjustment to a provision, criterion or practice (PCP).
Disability Law in Education No-nonsense Guide
Authors: Mandy Aulak, Sean Kennedy
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