Unit 3 - Citizenship, Diversity and the Public Services
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Unit 3 - Citizenship, Diversity and the Public Services
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Asylum Seeker Rights, Are the rights in place working? Individual and Group beliefs/ values,The Social Structure, LEGAL RIGHTS, The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Data Protection Act, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, Equalities Act 2010, Freedom of Information Act 2000, HUMAN RIGHTS, What are human rig...
Unit 3 - Citizenship, Diversity and the Public Services
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Asylum Seeker Rights Data Protection Act
As Tariq was under 18 at the time he was seeking The DPA controls how your personal information is
asylum he had the rights to free study at college used by organisations, businesses or the
depending on his previous educational history. If he government. They must make sure that the
had a refugee or humanitarian protection status he information is used fairly and lawfully, used for
could have got student support. Like Tariq’s case specific and limited purposes and kept for no longer
he was under 18 and arrived in the UK which no than is necessary. The data protection act is vital as
parents or a stable home, he was legally allowed to it ensures that personal information is not stored
be assessed and given a report in his own and given out freely, it keeps them from becoming
language, help with accommodation, money, victims of information theft.
support and protection and a social worker who is
responsible for your care. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Are the rights in place working? Equalities Act 2010
From Tariq’s asylum case study we can see that his
The equality act’s primary purpose is to protect
human rights were not respected, he knew the
citizens from discrimination in employment on the
rights that he was entitled to but he did not get the grounds of religion, sexual orientation and age. This
help he needed as a young asylum seeker. I think act ensures that everybody has the opportunity to
that the UK need to do more to make sure that get into work regardless of their beliefs, love
asylum seekers are getting the help they need and interests or age, this also makes everybody feel
make sure that they are being treated fairly. accepted in the community.
Individual and Group beliefs/ values Freedom of Information Act 2000
Moving over to the UK meant that he would have to
The freedom of information act creates a public
adjust to the way people in the UK live and do
right of access to information held by public
things. Although he bought over his own beliefs and authorities. This means that citizens may be able to
way of life, it may not be socially acceptable to do access confidential information with a valid reason.
so. He would also have to learn to speak fluent It is important that citizens can have access to
English as it would be easier for him to information like this as it will give them closure and
communicate and learn in college. a bigger knowledge of the situation.
The Social Structure Case Study Two:
Tariq was seeking asylum for the reason that he
[Joe is currently employed as a Personal Trainer at
was being persecuted in his own country and had
“All about Health” gym and has worked with them
family in the UK that he could live with. Therefor he for the past 10 years. Joe was diagnosed with hip
would have been moving from a war stricken/ early osteoarthritis with femoroacetabular
poverty covered country into the UK where he impingement 3 years ago. He feels that he has
would have money, a safe place and support from been treated less favorably by his Employer
the government. because of his disability.
Joe has on several occasions made his Employer
LEGAL RIGHTS aware that he is suffering from a disability for which
he requires reasonable adjustments to his working
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 practices.]
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) sets The Equality Act 2010 should have given Joe the
out to balance the powers of the police and he support he needs to push his employer to make the
rights and freedoms of the public. The main reasonable adjustments to the work place so he
objective of this at is to keep them balanced. The can continue with his job.
PACE codes of practise cover stop and search
Amendments should be made to this act as not all
powers, arrest, detention, investigation,
employers are given their employees the full
identification and interviewing detainees. This act support they need with their disability. The act
is important as it protects citizens from having their should make it compulsory for employers (if
rights taken away just because they have affordable) to make the appropriate adjustments or
committed a criminal act. give them moral support.
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