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BTEC PUBLIC SERVICES LEVEL 2 UNIT 6: CITIZENSHIP - P5 (COMPLETE)
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- Unit 6
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- City Of Bath College
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Public Services BTEC Level 2: Unit 6 – P5P5- Illustrate how equal opportunities are enforced in the UK with reference to appropriate legislation
Area of Law What are the laws called? What does the law state? Who does the law protect?
Sex Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Prohibits unjustified direct and All citizens and non-citizens, particularly
Discrimination indirect sexual discrimination and all employees, job seekers and trainees
harassment and victimisation on any
because of their sex or their sexual
orientation
Race Relations Race Relations Act 1976 Prohibits unjustified direct and All citizens and non-citizens, particularly
indirect racial discrimination and all employees, job seekers and trainees
harassment and victimisation on
anybody because on the nature of
their skin colour or ethnic
background.
Equal Pay Equal Pay Act 1970 The right given to all employees that Employees, job seekers and trainees
they won’t become short of pay
compared to a fellow colleague who
works in same position earns more.
Disability Disability Discrimination Act Prohibits unjustified direct and Citizens who have any type of disability,
Discrimination 1995 indirect discrimination and all particularly employees, job seekers and
harassment and victimisation on any trainees
because the victim has some sort of
disability.
Human Rights Human Rights Act 1998 A protection of laws that protects an All citizens and non-citizens
individual a right to live free and safe
in society and to be treated fairly by
others.
Public Order Public Order Act 1986 A law stating law acts of disrupted All victims subjected to disrupted public
public order is regarded a criminal order crimes and all citizens in general
offence.
Oliver Watkins 05/05/2013
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