Find out the significant features of the :
Race relations Act 1976 and racial religious Hatred act 2006
The Race Relations Act 1976 IS to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, and nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services, education and public functions. Racial and Religious Hatred Act states that its purpose is, ―to make provision about offences involving stirring up hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds‖. The Schedule to the Act amends to the Public Order Act 1986 by creating new offences in England and Wales of stirring up hatred against persons on religious grounds. It also amends section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 so that the powers of citizen‘s arrest do not apply to the offences of stirring up religious and racial hatred. The Act also established the Commission for Racial Equality with a view to review the legislation, which was put in place to make sure the Act rules, were followed.
The Children Act 1989 and 2004 The Children Act 2004 secured Royal Assent on 15 November 2004. The Act is the legislative spine on which we want to build our reforms of children’s services. It’s a Children’s Commissioner to champion the views and interests of children and young people. it’s a duty on Local Authorities to make arrangements to promote co-operation between agencies and other appropriate bodies (such as voluntary and community organisations) in order to improve children’s well-being (where well-being is defined by reference to the five outcomes), and a duty on key partners to take part in the co-operation arrangements. it is also a duty on key agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. it’s the duty of Local Authorities to set up Local Safeguarding Children Boards and on key partners to take part. It includes provision for indexes or databases containing basic