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When to contact EASS (Equality Advisory Support Service)

EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.

  • 📅Last updated 2026-05-08
  • ⏱11 min read
  • 🇬🇧UK support guide
  • ✓Reviewed against official guidance

At a glance

EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.

  • Contact EASS with concise facts and documents ready
  • Follow recommended pre-action or complaint steps
  • Keep records of guidance and deadlines discussed
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  1. 1Contact EASS with concise facts and documents ready
  2. 2Follow recommended pre-action or complaint steps
  3. 3Keep records of guidance and deadlines discussed

Quick answer

EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.

Use this guide if…

  • People dealing with eass.
  • People dealing with discrimination.

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EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.

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  • Start with step 1

Step-by-step

Contact EASS with concise facts and documents ready. Start here so the rest of the guide has a clear foundation.

EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.

What this means

  • Prepare a short chronology and copies of key correspondence.
  • Watch out: Do not ignore deadlines or safety risks
  • Keep copies of anything you send and any reply you receive.

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“I’m requesting support on when to contact eass (equality advisory support service) because this is affecting my day-to-day independence and safety. Please confirm the correct process, required evidence, and response timeline in writing.”

Common mistakes

  • Do not ignore deadlines or safety risks: EASS is guidance/signposting, not a substitute for legal representation in complex litigation.

If they refuse, delay, or ignore you

  • Follow recommended pre-action or complaint steps.
  • Keep records of guidance and deadlines discussed.

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At a glance

  • EASS can help people understand discrimination rights and next steps before or alongside formal legal routes.
  • Prepare a short chronology and copies of key correspondence.
  • Identify protected characteristic and discriminatory act/omission.
  • Evidence that helps: Prepare a short chronology and copies of key correspondence
  • Avoid: Do not ignore deadlines or safety risks

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