Legislation within a care home. This assignment will explain how national initiatives have been amalgamated into the Equality and Diversity policy of Cambridge House in order to promote anti discriminatory practice within the workplace.

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This assignment will explain how national initiatives have been amalgamated into the Equality and Diversity policy of Cambridge House in order to promote anti discriminatory practice within the workplace.

Cambridge house’s policy for equality and diversity is in place to inform every person associated with Cambridge house including all their current staff, new recruits, volunteers as well as former employees, it is also to be adhered to by contractors and visitors. The legislation’s used within their policy are; the race relations act (1976)  (Being the first discrimination act in 1965) this act promotes, equal opportunities to ethnic minorities when applying for promotion, recruitment, training, Promoting good relations within society of people from different racial groups. The sex discrimination act (1975) promoting the equal opportunity between men and women ensuring that women and men are treated fairly when it comes to recruitment, promotion, training and level of pay (equal pay act 1970), this act also covers harassment. Disability discrimination act (1995) thus promoting disability equality to all with disabilities i.e.; access to all, whether this being a wheelchair user, blind or deaf service users promoting the freedom to access to institutions and promoting mobility. Age discrimination act (2006) promotes lifelong learning opportunities, new job opportunities, cohesion between all ages. The five of the above acts are now all under the amended Equality act (2010) promoting equal opportunity to all members of society. Data protection act (1998) promoting confidence to the service user as well as staff because the right of peoples privacy is paramount unless otherwise putting themselves or others in danger or a life threatening situation which also promotes security. (Freedom of Information Act 2000) promotes openness from organisation and institutions letting people have access to offical information. The Human rights act (1998) (this first being introduced as a universal declaration of human rights act in 1948) this act is of a board spectrum and covers much legislation within one. It promotes freedom of expression and beliefs.