Nine Protected Characteristics
According to the Equality and Human rights Commission (2016)
“ The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and/or victimization. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Act, there are nine protected characteristics:”
The commission states that there are nine protected characteristics as follows :-
• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
An EQA will need to be acutely aware of the requirements under the equality act in order to ensure that all aspects of the assessment process is conducted ut in an open and fair manner and that no discrimination take place.
The Equalities Commission [ibid] states there are four main types of discrimination:-
Direct discrimination
This means treating one person worse than another person because of a protected characteristic.
Indirect discrimination
This can happen when an organisation puts a rule or a policy or a way of doing things in place which has a worse impact on someone with a protected characteristic than someone without one.
Harassment
This means people cannot treat you in a way that violates …show more content…
Equally, it is incumbent upon the EQA to ensure that those involved in the assessment and quality assurance process are aware of the types of discrimination and the impact and potential sanctions for acts of discrimination. The EQA should ensure organisations have policies and all involved follow procedures relating to Equality and Diversity, including staff and
“ The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and/or victimization. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Act, there are nine protected characteristics:”
The commission states that there are nine protected characteristics as follows :-
• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
An EQA will need to be acutely aware of the requirements under the equality act in order to ensure that all aspects of the assessment process is conducted ut in an open and fair manner and that no discrimination take place.
The Equalities Commission [ibid] states there are four main types of discrimination:-
Direct discrimination
This means treating one person worse than another person because of a protected characteristic.
Indirect discrimination
This can happen when an organisation puts a rule or a policy or a way of doing things in place which has a worse impact on someone with a protected characteristic than someone without one.
Harassment
This means people cannot treat you in a way that violates …show more content…
Equally, it is incumbent upon the EQA to ensure that those involved in the assessment and quality assurance process are aware of the types of discrimination and the impact and potential sanctions for acts of discrimination. The EQA should ensure organisations have policies and all involved follow procedures relating to Equality and Diversity, including staff and