National Initiative For Anti
National initiative for anti-discriminatory practice
Legislation promotes anti-discriminatory practice by making it unlawful to discriminate against particular social groupings also policies, procedures, conventions and/or regulations are implemented within health and social care settings to ensure the promotion of equality and anti-discriminatory practice.
There are many different legislations such as:
European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms 1950
Sex discrimination act 1975
Mental health act 1983
Mental health (Northern Ireland) order 1986
The convention on the right of the child 1989
The children act 1989
Race relations (Amendment) act 2000
Disability discrimination act 2005
Human rights act 1998
Data protection act 1998
Nursing and residential care homes regulations 1984 (amended 2002)
Care standards act 2000
The children act 2004
Disability discrimination act 2005
Mental capacity act 2005
Age discrimination act 2006
European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms 1950 was the first document to give effect to the rights. It established the European court of human rights and it also contains rights of the human rights act. European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The children's act 1989 An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organizations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.
Since October 2006, it has been unlawful for employers and others to discriminate against a person on the basis of his/her age. Age discrimination legislation therefore applies effectively to everyone who is applying for work and who is in work. Employers, Vocational Training Providers, Employment Agencies, and Occupational Pension Scheme Trustees/Managers etc.
Legislation promotes anti-discriminatory practice by making it unlawful to discriminate against particular social groupings also policies, procedures, conventions and/or regulations are implemented within health and social care settings to ensure the promotion of equality and anti-discriminatory practice.
There are many different legislations such as:
European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms 1950
Sex discrimination act 1975
Mental health act 1983
Mental health (Northern Ireland) order 1986
The convention on the right of the child 1989
The children act 1989
Race relations (Amendment) act 2000
Disability discrimination act 2005
Human rights act 1998
Data protection act 1998
Nursing and residential care homes regulations 1984 (amended 2002)
Care standards act 2000
The children act 2004
Disability discrimination act 2005
Mental capacity act 2005
Age discrimination act 2006
European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms 1950 was the first document to give effect to the rights. It established the European court of human rights and it also contains rights of the human rights act. European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The children's act 1989 An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organizations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.
Since October 2006, it has been unlawful for employers and others to discriminate against a person on the basis of his/her age. Age discrimination legislation therefore applies effectively to everyone who is applying for work and who is in work. Employers, Vocational Training Providers, Employment Agencies, and Occupational Pension Scheme Trustees/Managers etc.