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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-6/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An office or post is not a personal or public office if it is a political office.\n(2) A political office is an office or post set out in the second column of the following Table—\nPolitical setting\nOffice or post\nHouses of Parliament\nAn office of the House of Commons held by a member of that House\nAn office of the House of Lords held by a member of that House\nA Ministerial office within the meaning of section 2 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975\nThe office of the Leader of the Opposition within the meaning of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975\nThe office of the Chief Opposition Whip, or of an Assistant Opposition Whip, within the meaning of that Act\nScottish Parliament\nAn office of the Scottish Parliament held by a member of the Parliament\nThe office of a member of the Scottish Executive\nThe office of a junior Scottish Minister\nNational Assembly for Wales\nAn office of the National Assembly for Wales held by a member of the Assembly\nThe office of a member of the Welsh Assembly Government\nLocal government in England (outside London)\nAn office of a county council, district council or parish council in England held by a member of the council\nAn office of the Council of the Isles of Scilly held by a member of the Council\nLocal government in London\nAn office of the Greater London Authority held by the Mayor of London or a member of the London Assembly\nAn office of a London borough council held by a member of the council\nAn office of the Common Council of the City of London held by a member of the Council\nLocal government in Wales\nAn office of a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales held by a member of the council\nLocal government in Scotland\nAn office of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 held by a member of the council\nAn office of a council established under section 51 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 held by a member of the council\nPolitical parties\nAn office of a registered political party\n(3) The reference to a registered political party is a reference to a party registered in the Great Britain register under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/6/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:11.189587+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}