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The Race Relations Act 1965 (c. 73) was the first legislation in the United Kingdom to address racial discrimination. The act outlawed discrimination on the "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins" in public places in Great Britain. [1] It also prompted the creation of the Race Relations Board in 1966.
The Race Relations Acts are a series of statutes enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to address racial discrimination. They are: The Race Relations Act 1965
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 - Guarantees equal pay for equal work to men and women. Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 153 A) - Criminalises the use of language that promotes discrimination or violence against people on the basis of race, caste, sex, place of birth, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category. [1]
The Race Relations Board was created following the passing of the Race Relations Act 1965 as a body "to assess and resolve individual cases of discrimination." [16] Its remit was originally restricted to places of public resort and regarding disposal of tenancies, but this was expanded with the passage of the Race Relations Act 1968. [16]
It was superseded (and repealed) by the Race Relations Act 1976. On 25 October 1968, the Race Relations Bill was given Royal Assent and so came into law as the Race Relations Act 1968. This Act expanded the provisions of the 1965 Race Relations Act, which had banned racial discrimination in public places and made promoting racial hatred a crime.
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]
A number of measures were introduced under the First Wilson Government to make Britain a more open and humane society. The Race Relations Act 1965 outlawed direct discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, and ethnic or national origin in some public places. The legislation also set up a Race Relations Board. [39]
His campaigns were instrumental in paving the way for the first Race Relations Act, in 1965. [1] Stephenson was a Freeman of the City of Bristol and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2009 .