session in a room only accessible by stairs would discriminate against a person with difficulty walking due to disability or age. Unnecessarily strict dress codes could discriminate against a person who wears a turban‚ hijab or sari. In most cases‚ such inadvertent discrimination could be avoided by ensuring that full details of any requirements are obtained at registration. It is vital that the reasonable adjustments required by the student are available right from the start‚ if possible without
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1:1 Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own area of responsibility:- The key aspects of current legislation and codes of practices within my area of responsibility would be the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSAWA) which allows further regulations to be enabled the key one of which would be the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation (MHASAWR). Both these pieces of legislation have accepted codes or practices (ACOPS) which although
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Care workers have got the responsibility to follow the relevant legislation which is in a form of policies and procedures to follow while at the work place so as to protect the employer and the clients. Health and work safety work act 1974 has got policies and procedures to follow so as to protect others from risks that could happen at work and it has got policies and procedures such as fire evacuation procedures for example the hand massage room was checked so as to make sure that the fire doors
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Current legislation: Race Relations Act 1976 & 2000: Schools have obligation to uphold good relationships between people from different backgrounds. Schools now required to have a race equality policy in place. The legislation gave powers to tackle racism by making direct or indirect discrimination illegal. Code of Practise on the duty to promote race equality 2002 This is the government framework which assists schools to meet the requirements of the Race Relations Act 2000. It outlines
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NGO CODES OF CONDUCT: An Exploration of the Current Debate By Emma Harris-Curtis‚ Information Officer Introduction Central to the wider debate of accountability in civil society lies the issue of NGO accountability itself. The number of registered NGOs in OECD nations alone has increased from 1‚600 in 1980 to 2‚970 in 1993. Similarly‚ between these dates NGO spending in OECD nations increased from US$2.8 billion to US$5.7 billion (in 1994 prices). Yet‚ as the numbers of NGOs have increased so too
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Legislation and codes of practice affecting work of teachers and how these relate your specialist subject. My specialist subject is recruiting for Educational professionals and working with local educational authorities to ensure that educators are in post‚ with the responsibility for their professional development The Children’s Act 2004 emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a learner discloses neglect or abuse; an establishment
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key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities 1.The first aid trainer is governed by a number of legislative Acts designed to ensure the overall safety and welfare of the trainer and their students. Some of these Acts have lead to the creation of generic Codes of Practice. The parent company‚ in this case XXXX‚ is also obliged to conform to these Acts and Codes and‚ therefore‚ creates its own specific Codes of Practice. 2.The
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LO - 1.1: Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities LO - 1.3: Evaluate own role and responsibilities in Lifelong Learning Sector Data Protection Act 1998 “The Act is to protect the rights and privacy of individuals‚ and to ensure that data about them are not processed without their knowledge and are processed with their consent wherever possible. The Act covers personal data relating to living individuals
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Code of practice A code of practice is a set of guidelines and regulations considering principles and international standards for responsible practices towards sustainable utilization of natural resources. Depending on the type of the resource‚ the code of practices is usually issued regulatory bodies‚ professional associations‚ and concerned organizations who all target to produce a document which could be readily adopted by the end users whether duck shooters‚ deer hunters or fishermen who find
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UNIT 16 1.1 As a support worker current legislation and codes of practice that relates to handling information in my work place are: Data Protection Act – Records keep on my service user has always been kept in a secure place for example his medication records which are store in a lock cupboard. The documents about my service user have only be used for the purpose they were collected. My service user care plan and other documents are normally only available to those who need to see them for
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