legislation

what is legislation?

a law or collection of laws passed by a governing body e.g parliament to establish rules

what does a policy state?

states what an organisation wants to achieve

what is a procedure

step by step guide how to achieve the policy

why is legislation in place in H&SC settings?

to ensure everyone’s health safety and security

The 8 pieces of legislation

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• The Equality Act (2010)

• The Children Act (2004)

• The Health and Care Act (2022)

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992)

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) (2013)

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002

• Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

• Data Protection Act (2018)

What do setting use each law to write

A legal framework to write policies and procedures

• so they provide services that comply with the law

What does the Equality Act 2010 state

• it is illegal to discriminate, indirectly or directly, against people in relation to the 9 protected characteristics

• Settings must make reasonable adjustments to ensure they don’t discriminate

• Harassment and victimisation are illegal

9 protected characteristics of the equality act 2010

• Age

• Disability

• Race

• Gender Reassignment

• Religion or belief

• Mariage and civil partnership - shouldn’t be treated diffferently that single people

• Pregnancy and maternity

• Sex

What do reasonable adjustments do - the equality act 2010

• ensure people with disabilities are not unfairly disadvantaged

Examples of reasonable adjustments - the equality act

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What is direct discrimination and an example - the equality act 2010

Where an individual is treated less favourably because of one of the protected characteristics

• e.g not employing someone because they have a disability

What is indirect discrimination and an example - the equality act 2010

• where a policy applies to everyone but disadvantages a certain group

• E.g a dress code stops people wearing religious clothes

What is harassment and an example - the equality act 2010

• unwanted behaviour that impacts on a persons dignity

• e.g jokes about racial background - racial harassment

What is victimisation and an example - the equality act 2010

• when someone is treated unfairly because they have complained about discrimination

• e.g report sexual harassment and then passed over for a promotion because they are a ‘trouble maker’