Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) was a UK Government commission supported by the Race Disparity Unit of the Cabinet Office. It was established in 2020 in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. [1] Boris Johnson gave it the brief of investigating race and ethnic disparities in the UK ...
What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information
The relationship between race and crime in the United Kingdom is the subject of academic studies, government surveys, media coverage, and public concern. Under the Criminal Justice Act 1991, section 95, the government collects annual statistics based on race and crime. [1] [2] [n 1]
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 [1] The Race Relations Act, which has now been superseded by the Equality Act 2010, applied in England, Wales and Scotland.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.
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.
An Act to extend further the application of the Race Relations Act 1976 to the police and other public authorities; to amend the exemption under that Act for acts done for the purpose of safeguarding national security; and for connected purposes. Citation: 2000 c. 34: Territorial extent England and Wales; Scotland: Dates; Repealed: 2010: Other ...