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The Race Relations Act 1965 outlawed public discrimination, and established the Race Relations Board. Further Acts in 1968 and 1976 outlawed discrimination in employment, housing and social services, and replaced the Race Relations Board with Commission for Racial Equality [259] that merged into the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2004.
The Race Relations Board was rather weak in its enforcement capabilities, being limited to conciliation and an assurance not to return to the discriminatory behavior. [10] It was "a weak piece of legislation" and failed to end racial discrimination in the UK fully. [ 11 ]
The Race Relations Act 1968 [1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom making it illegal to refuse housing, employment, or public services to a person on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins in Great Britain (although not in Northern Ireland, which had its own parliament at the time). It also created the Community ...
The Race Relations Board in the United Kingdom was established in 1966 following the passage of the Race Relations Act 1965. [1] The act specified that the board should consist of a chairman and two other members. [2] Its remit was to consider complaints under the Act. [3] It dealt with 327 complaints of racial discrimination in 1966. [1]
Rear face of a Holborn Trades Council leaflet promoting a 1943 anti-discrimination meeting, and citing the cases of Amelia King and Learie Constantine (transcription). In the United Kingdom, racial segregation occurred in pubs, workplaces, shops and other commercial premises, which operated a colour bar where non-white customers were banned from using certain rooms and facilities. [1]
Race relations is a sociological concept that emerged in Chicago in connection with the work of sociologist Robert E. Park and the Chicago race riot of 1919. [1] Race relations designates a paradigm or field in sociology [ 2 ] and a legal concept in the United Kingdom .
It was formed through the amalgamation of the Race Relations Board and the Community Relations Commission. [1] The Race Relations Act, which has now been superseded by the Equality Act 2010, applied in England, Wales and Scotland. It did not apply in Northern Ireland, where the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997 applies. The CRE's work covered all ...
The Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74) was established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race. The scope of the legislation included discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services, education and public functions.