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The Human Rights Act 1998 made organisations in the UK, including public authorities, subject to the European Convention on Human Rights. [260] The Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 extends existing legislation for the public sector to the police force, and requires public authorities to promote equality.
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 [1] The Race Relations Act, which has now been superseded by the Equality Act 2010, applied in England, Wales and Scotland.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 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.
Mark Drakeford, First Minister at the Welsh Government in November 2020 wishes a Happy Diwali to all those celebrating in Wales and the rest of the world. A poll conducted by MORI for the BBC in 2005 found that 62 per cent of respondents agreed that multiculturalism made the UK a better place to live, compared to 32 percent who saw it as a ...
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.
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]
Race relations; Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000; Race Relations Act 1965; Race Relations Act 1968; Race Relations Act 1976; Race Relations Board; Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006; Tony Rampton (businessman) Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal; Runnymede Trust
The Runnymede Trust has acted as secretariat for the all-party parliamentary group on Race and Community since the start of 2010, and holds the secretariat of the UK Race and Europe Network (UKREN), a UK-wide network of more than 200 organisations involved in race relations and combating racism at a local, national or European level. [7]