What are the 9 protected characteristics?
Race, Religion, Disability, Age, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Sex, Maternity and Pregnancy, Gender Assignment, Sexual Orientation
What are reasonable adjustments?
Investments that help make a workplace more suitable for people with a disability, such as a wheelchair ramp or adjusting lighting for visually impaired employees
What is innocence until proven gulity?
It is the belief that a person can’t be treated as a criminal until they are found to be guilty
How can you make a complaint in regards to the Equality Act?
- Keep a record of relevant events
- Seek advice from ACAS, a trade union or solicitor
- Try solve the issue internally by having a discussion with manager/employer
- If dispute remains, take it up in an Employment Tribunal
What are major differences between civil and criminal law?
Criminal law deals with individuals or groups that are deemed as threatening or dangerous to the state or society, civil law usually deals with disputes between individuals and companies
What are the four origins of law in the UK?
Statutory, Common, Human Rights, EU
What’s the difference between magistrates’ court and crown court?
Magistrates’ doesn’t have a jury and deals with summary offences such as burglary, motoring offences and common assault. Crown deals with more serious crimes known as ‘indictable offences’ which include robbery, rape and murder.
What is the Information Commissioner’s Office?
The ICO upholds information rights in the public interest, and promotes transparency from public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
What is the Data Protection Act?
A law that protects people’s personal data and sets boundaries for it’s use from organisations and companies.
