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Your Rights to Equality from Health and Social Care …

WebYour rights to equality from healthcare and social care services Equality and Human Rights Commission 5 Updated October 2018. Introduction. This guide is one of a series written …

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Equality and human rights in social care

WebWe hope this approach, and specifically our nine principles, will be used by: Governments and parliamentarians, when making decisions about social care frameworks, funding and …

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Human rights in health and social care EHRC

WebOur work on human rights in health and social care aims to help the English health and social care sector comply with the Human Rights Act, through: increased knowledge, …

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The right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading

WebArticle 3 of the Human Rights Act protects you from mental or physical torture, and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including the risk of facing such treatment through …

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Children’s Rights in Great Britain

Webviolence against children (including harmful practices and online safety) health and health services (including outcomes, access to treatment and detention) standard of living …

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with …

WebScottish Child Law Centre. The Scottish Child Law Centre provides advice and information to children and young people in Scotland, and offer training and school visits. 54 East …

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EHRC Inclusive justice a system designed for all

WebA system that is designed to be accessible to disabled defendants and accused people would shift focus away from adjusting a generally inaccessible system, to identifying and …

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Human rights framework for restraint

WebTo support our work to tackle the unlawful use of restraint in education, healthcare and detention settings, we have produced this human rights framework for restraint. The …

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The Human Rights Act – Changing Lives

WebHuman rights principles can help decision-makers and others see seemingly intractable problems in a new light. A number of these case studies show how the core principles of …

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Being disabled in Britain

Web7 Executive summary In ‘Being disabled in Britain 2016: A journey less equal’ we assess the state of equality and human rights for disabled people in Britain and set out the key areas …

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Essential Guide to the public sector equality Duty

WebThis guide is one of a series written by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the Commission) to explain how public authorities can meet the requirements of the Equality …

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‘Is Britain Fairer

WebOne study found that 63% of respondents who used mental health services experienced negative questions, attitudes or actions and 26% might not be willing to use such …

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The lived experiences of access to healthcare for people …

WebOur research captures the lived experiences of a diverse group of people seeking or refused asylum, including 10 with experience of mental health needs, five woman who have …

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Access to healthcare for people refused and seeking asylum in …

Web1.1.1 Existing evidence. There is an overall lack of available evidence on the experiences of people who are seeking or have been refused asylum (Equality and Human Rights …

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Refugees and asylum seekers

Webii 7.2 Challenges to cohesion 88 7.3 The experiences of asylum seekers and refugees 94 7.4 Summary 99 8. Geographical perspectives 101 8.1 Geographical dimension 101

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Protected characteristics EHRC

WebIt is against the law to discriminate against someone because of a protected characteristic. The nine protected characteristics are: age. disability. gender reassignment. marriage …

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How to work out the value of a discrimination claim

Web4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within …

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Your rights when detained under the Mental Health Act in …

WebSection 4: In an emergency. doctor, with the agreement of either your nearest relative or an approved mental health professional, can keep you in hospital for up to 72 hours. …

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Inequalities experienced by gypsy and traveller communities: …

Web8. wales and scotland 202 8.1 wales 202 8.2 scotland 207 9. racism, human rights, gender, age, disability and sexual 214 orientation

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1 Assistance dogs

Web8 3. What are my legal obligations? A disability is defined by the Equality Act 2010 as ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial

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