| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend further the application of the Race Relations Act 1976 to the police and other public authorities; to amend the exemption under that Act for acts done for the purpose of safeguarding national security; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2000 c. 34 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 2010 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Equality Act 2010 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, fromlegislation.gov.uk. | |
TheRace Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34) is anact of theParliament of the United Kingdom that modified the earlierRace Relations Act 1976.
The act came about due to proposals made in the MacPherson report.[1]
The legislation outlawed race discrimination in areas not covered by the 1976 legislation.[2] This included the introduction of a broader definition of "public authorities" to cover public functions performed by private organisations. Furthermore it required public authorities to promote racial equality.[2] TheCommission for Racial Equality became empowered to inspect organisations' race policies.[3]
The act provided a new definition of indirect discrimination, which is when a "provision, criterion or practice" of the employer is applicable to all staff but particularly disadvantages a person of one ethnic or racial group at a particular disadvantage when compared with other employees.[4]
Finally, government ministers could no longer issue conclusive certificates in cases of racial discrimination by claiming given acts of race discrimination were not unlawful because they were done for the purposes of national security.[5]
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