Unit 2- Equality, Diversity And Rights LO3 Flashcards
Benefits to practitioners of following policies, codes of practice.
Help them do their job effectively Guides them about good practice Ensures they are treated fairly System of redress Promotes trust Give them rights Promotes opportunities for staff
Ways in which organisations can ensure advertising policies promoting equal opportunities.
Advertise in a wide range of areas to ensure different groups can access the job.
Use policies/legislation for guidance
Use of positive statements to indicate they are EOP employers and encourage certain groups.
Non-discriminatory language in the advertisement so no one is put off from applying.
Ways in which organisations can ensure interview policies promote equal opportunities.
No illegal questions are asked.
Same questions to all to ensure all candidates get a fair interview.
No personal questions that would disadvantage certain groups.
Select on merit.
Accessible time and place
The care act 2014
Local authorities have a primary responsibility to promote individual well being.
Shift from providing services to meeting needs and putting person at the centre.
Focus on preventing or delaying the need for support.
Support for cadets who are family or friends.
Local authority must provide people with advocacy services.
Adult safeguarding means the local authority must act to protect adults at risk of being abused or neglected.
Range of providers offering choice of high quality services
The health and social care act 2012
Aimed at tackling rising demand and treatment costs
Aimed at improving the performance of the NHS
Local clinical commissioning groups are responsible for health
Putting clinicians in charge of shaping services means they should commission services to meet their local needs.
Patients are given greater freedom to choose services that meet their needs.
Greater opportunity for patients views to be heard and taken into account
Easier access for private providers
The equality act 2010
A law which protects you from discrimination.
Act requires equal treatment in access to employment as well as private and public services, regardless of the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
The equality act 2010
Nine main pieces of legislation which have merged:
The equal pay act 1970
The sex discrimination act 1975
The race relations act 1976
The disability discrimination act 1995
The employment equality (religion or belief) regulations 2003
The employment equality (sexual orientation) regulations 2003
The employment equality (age) regulations 2006
The equality act 2006, part 2
The equality act (sexual orientation) regulations 2007
The equality act 2010
What does it make illegal?
Direct discrimination Gender reassignment discrimination Pregnancy and maternity discrimination Duty to make adjustments Failure to comply with duty
What are the routes of redress?
Complain to the manager
Complain to the council
Go and see a commission
Go and talk to citizens advice
The mental capacity act 2005
To empower and protect vulnerable people who are unable to make their own decisions.
All adults have the right to make their own decisions.
All adults should be assumed to have the capacity to make their own decisions unless proved otherwise.
Individuals have the right support to make their decisions.
The children act 2004
Established role of children’s commissioner for England to advocate for their interests.
Cooperation between agencies must be prompted by local authorities to improve children’s well-being.
Safeguarding arrangements must promote children’s welfare.
Information should be shared between agencies.
Local authority has a duty to promote the educational achievement of looked after children.
The data protection act 1998
Controls use of personal information by public and private organisations.
Data must be used fairly and lawfully.
Data must be use for a specific purpose.
Data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive.
Data must be accurate.
Data must not be kept longer than is necessary.
Data must be kept securely.
Individuals have the right to find out what information organisations store about them.
Human rights act 1998
Right to life. The right to hold free elections. Freedom of expression. The right to marry. The right to a fair and public trial. Right to freedom from torture.
Organisations affected-residential and nursing homes.
Voluntary organisations.
Public services.
Education and childcare.
Children and families act 2014
Adoption- makes it easier for people who want to adopt.
Makes it easier to find new people.
Helps find more people to adopt.
Giving families a choice.
New laws-more help for young carers.
More help for parents with a disabled child.
Free school lunches.
Do more to improve children’s homes.
Schools giving more help to those who have medical problems.
What is a quality assurance mechanism
A quality assurance mechanism is something which can be improved and somebody could receive feedback from it. Organisations use it to find out how well they are doing. They are important as they promote quality care. Listening to people is also important so they feel like they have a voice. Policies have to be written.
