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The Equality Act 2010 in mental health: a guide to implementation and issues for practice
- Authors:
- SEWELL Hari, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 304p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book provides a critical guide to the Equality Act 2010 in the context of what it means for mental health services and how it should be implemented. Part 1 provides an overview of the Act. Part 2 addresses each of the 9 characteristics protected by the Act in turn, examining the research and practice issue associated with each and offering positive guidance. Part 3 highlights a number of broader issues associated with achieving equality in mental health, including conflicts between different forms of discrimination, the impact of budget cuts and the issue of inequality in wider society and how it relates to mental health services. Finally, part 4 tackles organisational change and the implications for management practice, organisational structures and staff training. This book will be of interest to those involved in providing mental health services, including managers and frontline workers across health and social care
Equality Act 2010: what do I need to know?: a summary guide to your rights
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Government Equalities Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Government Equalities Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Equality Act brings together nine separate pieces of legislation into one single Act simplifying the law and strengthening it in important ways to help tackle discrimination and inequality. Implementation of the majority of the Equality Act will begin on 1 October 2010. This publication is one of a series of summary guides to the key changes in the law. This guide sets out what the new laws will mean for the public. It describes the main areas where the law has been made stronger, in particular: for disabled people; for carers; for women who are breastfeeding, pregnant or have just had a baby, for transsexual people; and for women who are being paid less than men. The guide also looks at the law for clubs with 25 or more members, the law relating to positive action, and the law on harassment. The guide concludes with advice on how to take action about discrimination.
Equality Act 2010: what do I need to know?: a summary guide for public sector organisations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Government Equalities Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Government Equalities Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Equality Act brings together nine separate pieces of legislation into one single Act simplifying the law and strengthening it in important ways to help tackle discrimination and inequality. Implementation of the majority of the Equality Act will begin on 1 October 2010. This publication is one of a series of summary guides to the key changes in the law. This guide is intended to help public sector organizations understand what changes in the Equality Act mean for them. People are protected from direct discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics, which are: disability; gender reassignment; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. An overview table summarises changes to the legislation. The guide describes: who has responsibilities under the act; who is protected; and what the law prohibits, looking at both direct and indirect discrimination. It also looks at the changes in the legislation relating to positive action and breastfeeding mothers.
The capabilities approach and critical social policy: lessons from the majority world?
- Author:
- CARPENTER Mick
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 29(3), August 2009, pp.351-373.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The capabilities approach (CA) most closely associated with the thinner and thicker versions of Sen and Nussbaum has the potential to provide a paradigm shift for critical social policy, encompassing but also transcending some of the limitations associated with the Marshallian social citizenship approach. The article argues, however, that it cannot simply be imported from the majority world, rather there is a need to bear in mind the critical literature that developed around it. This is generally discussed and then critically applied to case studies of CA in the developed capitalist world, particularly the Equalities Review conducted for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Disability in Turkey: suggestions for overcoming current problems
- Authors:
- TUFAN Ismail, YAMAN Hakan, ARUN Ozgur
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 50(6), November 2007, pp.839-845.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The democratic society of Turkey advocates the principle of equality of individuals and strives to remove existing inequalities. It is not sufficient to give disabled people egalitarian rights; freedom to use them is also required. This article briefly outlines some of the issue and provides ideas to address the problem in Turkey.
Discrimination law review: a framework for fairness: proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain: a consultation paper
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 189p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation paper sets out the Government’s proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain. The proposals have been developed as a result of the Discrimination Law Review, launched in February 2005 to consider the opportunities for creating a clearer and more streamlined discrimination legislative framework which produces better outcomes for those who currently experience disadvantage. This consultation seeks views on various specific proposals for achieving this.
A new era for equality law? Archibald v Fife Council reconsidered
- Author:
- RENTON David
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(7), December 2006, pp.709-720.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper considers the significance of the House of Lords’ landmark ruling in Archibald v Fife Council. The case was widely considered to mark a significant change in equality law, with many voices welcoming the judgement and others being more cautious. The most critical readings suggested that Archibald had for the first time introduced into British law the idea that an organization might have a duty to discriminate positively in favour of certain employees. This paper asks whether Archibald did indeed have such an effect? To reach that point three substantive matters are addressed: (1) the legal context, has statute been so hostile to any idea of positive discrimination?; (2) how different was Archibald from other cases where disability discrimination has been claimed?; (3) to what extent has Archibald been followed since? Before addressing these substantive questions the facts of the case are summarized along with the arguments on which it turned.
Why preferential policies can be fair: achieving equality for members of disadvantaged groups
- Author:
- KHAN Omar
- Publisher:
- Runnymede Trust
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 20p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
While it is common to hear criticism of race- or gender-based policies that decry them as merely ‘politically correct’, the author shows how justice can in fact allow policies that target groups rather than individuals. In order to do so, these articles consider how important concepts in moral and political philosophy might defend group-based policies such as affirmative action.
Children's rights: equal rights; diversity, difference and the issue of discrimination
- Author:
- MUSCROFT Sarah
- Publisher:
- International Save the Children Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 233p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at progress on international children's rights, exploring issues around discrimination, examining its origins and how it impacts on and affects children's lives, setting it against the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Contains reports from twenty six Save the Children member countries.
DDA: Employment duties, two years on
- Author:
- MORTON Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 78, Spring 1999, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Discusses how cases under Part II of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) relating to employers duties are now reaching the Employment Appeals tribunal, setting precedents which will have to be followed by employment tribunals throughout the UK. The author reviews some of the cases and identifies what tribunals might consider a 'reasonable adjustment' to be.