{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-8/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-8/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where A is a firm or a proposed firm.\nRelevant matter\nDescription of disabled person\nDeciding to whom to offer a position as a partner.\nA person who is, or has notified A that the person may be, a candidate for the position.\nA position as a partner.\nA candidate for the position.\nThe partner who holds the position.\n(2) Where a firm or proposed firm (A) is required by this Schedule to take a step in relation to an interested disabled person (B)—\n(a) the cost of taking the step is to be treated as an expense of A;\n(b) the extent to which B should (if B is or becomes a partner) bear the cost is not to exceed such amount as is reasonable (having regard in particular to B's entitlement to share in A's profits).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/8/paragraph/7",
    "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."
}