Race Relations Acts 1965 - 2000
Below are the Race Relations Acts 1965 - 2000.
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- Race Relations Act 1965
- Race Relations Act 1968
- Race Relations Act of 1976
- Races Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
- Sus Laws
- New Cross Fire
- Scarman Report
- The Murder of Stephen Lawrence and the Macpherson Report
- Equality Act 2010
- Lammy Review (2017)
- McGregor Smith Review
- Windrush Scandal
- Impacts of Structural Racism
- Some Interesting Facts and Figures from The Race Disparity Audit 2019
Race Relations Act 1965
The Race Relations Act 1965 was the first piece of legislation in the UK to address the prohibition of racial discrimination.
This act outlawed discrimination in public places and banned racial discrimination in public places and made the promotion of hatred on the grounds of ‘colour, race, or ethnic or national origins' an offence.
It was criticized for failing to address vital areas where discrimination was most prevalent, namely employment and wider aspects of acquiring accommodation. It established the Race Relations Board with responsibility for conciliation of discrimination complaints.
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09/10/2020