Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Disability Discrimination Act which received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. They have been prepared by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Transport (in relation to sections 5 to 9) and the Department for Education and Skills (in relation to section 15) in order to assist the reader of the Act and to help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.These notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. Where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.