List of the Current Legislation and Codes of Practice Relating to Equality

Legislation nominate stultification Discrimination Act 1995Protects the rights of all those with disabilities. It also places a certificate of indebtedness on schools (and other organisations) to quench barriers to discipline that individuals can gain cost access to services Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Places a trade for schools to produce a Disability Equality Scheme (DES) and an Access Plan. Schools must encourage participation in all aspects of school life and eliminate harassment and unlawful discrimination Race Relations(Amendment)Act 2000Outlines the trading of organisations to promote nice relationships between people from different races Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Makes it unlawful for educational providers to discriminate against pupils with a special educational need or a disability tykeren Act 1989 Sets out the concern of local authorities (including schools) to provide services according to the needs of children and to ensure thei r safety and welfare Human Rights Act 1998Sets out rights of all individuals and allows them to get rid of action against authorities when their rights have been affected Children Act 2004Sets out the duty to provide effective and accessible services for all children and underpins the ive Every Child Matters outcomes Education Act 1996Sets out the schools responsibilities towards children with special educational needs.The Act also requires schools to provide additional resources, equipment and / or additional maintain to meet their needs Equality Act 2010Sets out the legal responsibilities of open bodies, including schools, to provide equating of opportunity for all citizens. This brings together nine equality laws