The Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 was brought in to strengthen and streamline 40 years of equalities legislation. The act covers the following protected characteristics.
To view the full Equality Act, click the link below to the UK Government website
NHSGGC’s has produced a guide to the Equality Act 2010 which sets out the manager’s role in applying legislation to support both staff and patients. Equality Law – A Manager’s Guide to Getting it Right in NHSGGC provides procedural advice and examples for operational managers and those with responsibility for service planning and design.
Equality Law and Discrimination is a series of short films produced by the Equality & Human Rights Commission, which are available on YouTube.
Meeting the requirements of the Equality Act 2010
We are required to produce a regular reports on how we are going to meet the requirements of equality legislation. To view these documents in various formats, please go to our A Fairer NHSGGC page.
Human Rights
Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) was launched in December 2013 and sets out a programme of action to progressively realise the potential of human rights in all areas of life.