RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976
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- RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976
- provides protection from racial discrimination
- either direct or indirect
- Direct - treating a person less favourably on racial grounds
- Indirect - discriminating without intention.
- Victimisation - treating a person less favourably because for example that person has made an allegation of discrimination
- in the fields of housing, employment, education, and the provision of goods, facilities and services.
- either direct or indirect
- A person can be considered to be discriminated against if they are treated less favourably than others, intentionally or unintentionally, on the grounds of: colour, ethnic origin, nationality, race or background.
- The act promotes racial equality and equal opportunities
- It is illegal to discriminate against people from ethnic minorities, but people of every background, race, colour, and nationality are protected by the law.
- There are various sections of the act that cover, for example:
- Discrimination by employers
- Discrimination by other bodies e.g. Trade Unions
- Employment Agencies
- Discrimnation in other fields such as education, facilites, services, and premises
- Race relations (amendment) Act 2000
- It fufilled recommendation 11 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report and went further by prohibiting race discrination in all public functions, for example:
- Employment or seeking employments
- Renting , buying or selling a house
- all types of education and training
- It fufilled recommendation 11 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report and went further by prohibiting race discrination in all public functions, for example:
- RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976 (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2003
- Amending the definition of indirect discrimination and changing the way in which the burden of proof applies, as well asremoving a number of exceptions from the legislation.
- a freestanding definition of racial harrassment
- a ne definition of indirect discrimination
- Changes to the burden of proof, which means that once a complaint has been made, an alleged discriminator must prove that they didnot commit unlawful discrimination
- Amending the definition of indirect discrimination and changing the way in which the burden of proof applies, as well asremoving a number of exceptions from the legislation.
- provides protection from racial discrimination
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