Getting Equal Questionnaire

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Summary of Consultation Questions

Q1:	Do you agree that the new Sexual Orientation regulations should apply to goods, facilities and services?

Q2:	Should the concept of goods, facilities and services have the same scope as in other equality legislation, in particular Part 3 of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997?

Q3:	Do you agree that we should provide an exemption from the prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination so that services to meet a specific and justified need can be provided separately to different groups on the basis of their sexual orientation? What specific activities would such an exception need to apply to?

Q4:	Do you agree that premises should be covered by the sexual orientation regulations?

Q5:	Do you agree that an exemption should be provided for selling or letting of private dwellings as described in this consultation paper?

Q6:	Do you agree that private members clubs should be included in the sexual orientation regulations?

Q7:	What is your view on our proposal that both private members clubs and associations should be permitted to include having a particular sexual orientation as a membership criterion, but only where this criterion is explicitly connected to the purpose for which the club has been established?

Q8:	Do you agree that the new sexual orientation regulations should apply to public functions as well as to goods, facilities and services? Do you think that any specific additional exceptions might be needed from a prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination in the exercise of public functions?

Q9:	Do you agree that schools should be covered by the sexual orientation regulations?

Q10:	Are there any circumstances in which you consider that schools, or a part of the schools sector, should be exempted from the regulations?

Q11:	Are there any areas of activity for schools for which you consider special provision needs to be made?

Q12:	Do you consider that an exemption should be provided from the regulations for some of the activities of religious organisations?

Q13:	Do you agree that these exemptions should be restricted to activities that are primarily doctrinal? If there are any other activities that you consider should be covered by an exemption, what are these and why do you consider that the need to be exempted?

Q14:	Do you agree that an exception should be provided for charities that provide services specifically to people because of/according to their sexual orientation?

Q15:	Do you agree that the sexual orientation regulations should include direct and indirect discrimination as well as victimisation? Are there any particular considerations or situations that should be taken into account in how such provisions are drafted?

Q16:	Do you agree that discriminatory practice should be included in the scope of the sexual orientation regulations?

Q17:	Do you agree that discriminatory advertising should be included in the scope of the sexual orientation regulations?

Q18:	Do you agree that instructions to discriminate should be covered by the sexual orientation regulations?

Q19:	Do you agree that validity of contracts should be covered by the sexual orientation regulations?

Q20:	Do you agree that the enforcement provisions for the sexual orientation regulations should match those for the other Northern Ireland anti-discrimination legislation?

Q21:	Do you have any comments on the proposals for how the sexual orientation regulations will be enforced and supported by the ECNI?

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