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News
Published: 01 Mar 2019
A legal inquiry into whether people with mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and conditions including autism are experiencing discrimination in the criminal justice system is launched today.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 18 Feb 2020
What is disability discrimination? We explain its definition, areas covered and what counts as discrimination.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 17 Feb 2020
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 May 2021
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 18 Feb 2020
Employers have a responsibility to ensure that their employee is not victimised as a result of raising a complaint. We explain how to monitor the outcome of a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Before you can decide if you have a valid discrimination claim, you need to gather some information from your employer.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
You can find out more about how to bring an Employment Tribunal case against your employer from the Employment Tribunal itself.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Focusing on the equality law we provide good practice tips for avoiding and dealing with claims about discrimination at work and how to deal with a complaint from a worker.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
If a worker complains to you, you have two ways of dealing with the situation.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
As employers you have a responsibility to ensure that your employees are not victimised as a result of raising a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Workers who think they that they may have experienced unlawful discrimination should seek relevant information from you before issuing a formal claim.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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publication download
First Published: 16 Sep 2014
This briefing looks at disabled people's experiences of crime and compares these with the experiences of non-disabled people. It considers the impact of crime on disabled people's lifestyles and concludes with disabled people's concerns about experiencing crime in the future.
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First Published: 09 Jun 2014
This briefing uses British Crime Survey (BCS) data to understand the different equality groups expectations about being insulted and their experience of intimidation, threats, violence and crime.
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First Published: 01 Apr 2008
This booklet tells you about the Human Rights Act.
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publication download
First Published: 01 Aug 2011
Inquiry investigating disability-related harassment in Scotland.
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First Published: 01 Aug 2011
Final report of our inquiry which found that harassment is a commonplace experience for disabled people.
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First Published: 23 Feb 2015
This report details incidents from the inquiry into the non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions while in detention.
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First Published: 01 Dec 2013
The Commission asked agencies what steps they have taken to address disability related harassment between 2012 and 2013. This document provides an overview of what agencies told us and our analysis.
