Section 53

A qualifications body (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)— in the arrangements A makes for deciding upon whom to confer a relevant qualification; as to the terms on which it is prepared to confer a relevant qualification on B; by not conferring a relevant qualification on B. A qualifications body (A) must not discriminate against a person (B) upon whom A has conferred a relevant qualification— by withdrawing the qualification from B; by varying the terms on which B holds the qualification; by subjecting B to any other detriment. A qualifications body must not, in relation to conferment by it of a relevant qualification, harass— a person who holds the qualification, or a person who applies for it. A qualifications body (A) must not victimise a person (B)— in the arrangements A makes for deciding upon whom to confer a relevant qualification; as to the terms on which it is prepared to confer a relevant qualification on B; by not conferring a relevant qualification on B. A qualifications body (A) must not victimise a person (B) upon whom A has conferred a relevant qualification— by withdrawing the qualification from B; by varying the terms on which B holds the qualification; by subjecting B to any other detriment. A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a qualifications body. The application by a qualifications body of a competence standard to a disabled person is not disability discrimination unless it is discrimination by virtue of section 19.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04