Unit 2- How policies and procedures promote anti-discriminatory practice

Data Protection Act 1998 – gives individuals the right to know what information is held about them, and those that processes personal information must comply with eight principles, which makes sure that personal information is fairly and lawfully processed; processed for limited purposes; adequate, relevant and not excessive; accurate and up to date; not kept for longer than is necessary; processed in line with your rights; secure; not transferred to other countries without adequate protection;

The Convention obliges states to allow parents to exercise their parental responsibilities. The Convention also acknowledges that children have the right to express their opinions and to have those opinions heard and acted upon when appropriate, to be protected from abuse or exploitation, and to have their privacy protected, and it requires that their lives not be subject to excessive interference.

In health and social care sector, health care professionals take into account four key ethical principles when providing service to the service users. The key ethical principles are justice, autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence. In health and social care settings people must be treated fairly without being judgemental regardless of who they are or where they come from. Health care professionals must allow their service users choose the type of services or treatment they want and the professional should support them in getting quality care that will benefit their service users. Also, health care professional must not

The UNCRC have 54 articles that outline and define the rights of children, some of which are;

Children Act 1989 – Protecting children’s welfare and to provide services according to the specific needs of children.

Child Act 1989- “the Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child was paramount, working in partnership with parents to protect the child from harm” http://www.careandthelaw.org.uk/eng/b_section2 appendix 3

The United Nations Convention on the rights of a child (1989) is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles.

The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation which defines the law on processing data of people living within the United Kingdom.

The equality act 2010 protects everyone from discrimination in their work place and all together in the society. It has replaced previous antidiscrimination laws, making the law different so it is easier to understand and making the protection stronger in some situations. It helps those who are treated in an unlawful manner.

The United Nations convention on the rights of the child is to promote all aspects for the care, development and education of children, non discrimination on the grounds of gender, religion, disability, language, ethnic/social origin, civil and political rights, economic, social, cultural and protective rights.

Some of the current legislations include the “United Nations Convention in the Rights of the child 1989” which is the act that gives the right to protection from abuse, the right to express their views and have their

1.3 The legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, stems both from UK government and European union. It offers protection from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender, race and ethnic origin, religious faith or belief and sexual orientation. The legislation has implications on all workplaces, in terms of employment practice and in terms of the services provided. Compliance with the legislation must be embedded in your Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies.

Information Commissioner’s Office (2012) Introduction to The Data Protection Act 1998. [Online] Available from: http://www.ico.org.uk/~/media/documents/library/Corporate/Research_and_reports/ico_presentation_EVOC_20120528.ashx [Accessed: 11th October 2013]

The Equality Act protects people from a number of things including discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Discrimination is when people are treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic. For example, someone’s employer may say that he/she

The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is based on the legal systems and cultural traditions variety constitute a set of standards and obligations universally agreed and not subject to negotiation. And clarify these standards - also called human rights - set minimum entitlements and freedoms that governments must respect, and one based on respect for the dignity of the individual and the same, without any kind of discrimination, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, opinion, origin national or social origin, property, birth or capacity, so all of these standards apply to people everywhere. It obliges these rights governments and individuals alike not to violate the same freedoms of others, a unit of one indivisible, and linked together closely so that it is impossible to give priority to one of the rights to other rights account.