This guide tells you how you can avoid all the different types of unlawful discrimination.

We also explain the differences in equality law as it applies to:

• charities, and
• religion or belief organisations.

In addition, equality law has an impact on how your organisation should treat volunteers and we explain this too.

This guide also contains the following sections, which are similar in each guide in the series, and contain information you are likely to need to understand what we tell you about running a voluntary or community sector organisation, charity or religion or belief organisation that is providing services to members of the public:

• Protected characteristics' definition
• Codes of practice
• View the current guidance and information for providers 
• Your responsibilities for staff behaviour