Equality and Diversity: Legislation in Public Services Report

This report provides a detailed analysis of legislation designed to promote equality, diversity, and fair treatment within public services, using the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a case study. It identifies key legislation, including the Equality Act 2010, Employment Equality Regulation 2003, Human Rights Act 1998, and Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and explains their significance. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding unconscious bias, prejudice, and discriminatory behavior, and evaluates their impact on individuals, victims, and perpetrators within the public services sector. It also investigates the role of advisory services in relation to equality, diversity, and fair treatment in employment. The conclusion highlights the necessity of adhering to legislation to ensure fair outcomes and protect individual rights. The report underscores the importance of creating an inclusive and equitable work environment, offering insights into how public sector organizations can respond to legislative requirements and promote diversity.

Legislation in Support of
Equality and Diversity

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
P3 Identify the range of legislation designed to implement equality, diversity and fair
treatment in public services.........................................................................................................1
P4 Explain the importance of understanding unconscious bias, prejudice and discriminatory
behaviour in the public services..................................................................................................3
M1 Investigate the role of advisory services in the relation to equality, diversity and fair
treatment in public service employment.....................................................................................4
D1 Evaluate the impact of unconscious bias, prejudice and discrimination on the individuals,
victims and perpetrators within the public services sector, providing examples of the response
of public sector organisations to legislative requirement............................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Legislation is defined as the law and regulation which tells provides the specific
guidelines which is needed to to be considered by every persons. Legislation is necessary
because it helps to maintain the decorum of the nation. It is regarded as one of the three main
functions of any of the government which are categorised under the doctrine of separation of
power. Equality and diversity is one of the most important things in any of the organisation or
society and for that legislation plays the most important role to protect it. The chosen public
organisation in this project is British Broadcasting Corporation which is one of the oldest and
largest broadcasting corporation. It was incorporated by royal charter which is funded by
government approved licence fee. The file will have a discussion about law and regulation
which has been framed for providing the fair treatment to employees working within the public
sector. Role of advisory services will also be explained and where as in the end evaluation will
be done on the topic of impact of unconscious bias, prejudice and discrimination on individuals.
MAIN BODY
P3 Identify the range of legislation designed to implement equality, diversity and fair treatment
in public services.
Number of law are there which has been planned and enforced just to protect the rights of
every individual. The most important thing which is needed to be focus that various laws have
been framed but still there are some of the laws and regulation where improvement or changes is
required. The efforts are required to be put more so that qualitative laws and regulation can be
framed. If this sort of laws and regulation can be formed then there will be huge chances that
better working environment can be provided to every work so that their basis requirement can be
fulfilled (Bowl, 2018). The legislation of UK has been working really well since last couple of
year so that better results can be obtained. The main target of legislation is to find the appropriate
way through which they can help to reduce the problem of discrimination as government wants
that every people must be treated equally as people have the right of freedom. The laws and
regulation which has been formed by the government for providing equality and fair treatment to
each and every person is explained below:
Equality Act 2010 is one of the act which has been enforced in UK so as to provide the
rights and equal opportunity to every people whether they are rich or poor. The most important
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thing which is needed to be considered is that Equality Act 2010 is one of the law which doesn't
allow to discriminate any of the people and even it is necessary too. There are number of laws
and regulation before 2010 who are required to work to provide the equal opportunity to every
one. In context of British Broadcasting Corporation, it is one of the law and regulation which
they are required to follow. It has been helpful for them because each and every employee's have
been able to get equal chance to show their skill and talent and even that helps to motivate them
all (Equality Act 2010: guidance, 2019).
Employment Equality Regulation 2003 is the law which is tells that people must be
treated equality within the office premisses. This law is necessary because it tells that how any of
the law and regulations is required to be followed and none of the person should be discriminated
on the basis of religions or gender. While talking about BBC, it is one of the most important that
for them because it is one of the biggest organisation and due to which there are high chances
that discrimination can be done within the premisses of company. This law will not allow to do
the same and it will give the fair opportunities to every single employee's of the company and
even they will not be demotivated because of this law.
Human Rights Act 1998 is the law which tells that the people should get the rights to
enjoy their life and they are also required to consider that none of the work should be conducted
which are against the law and ethics. This law gives the freedom to sue to the person who doesn't
allow any of the person to enjoy their rights. In context of the British Broadcasting Corporation,
it is necessary for them to understand that they must give the proper environment to each and
every employee's. In addition, they must ensure that human rights are not being affected while
working within the company.
Sex Discrimination Act 1975 is one of the law that tells that doesn't allow to discriminate
any of the people on the basis of caste and gender. The main aim of commencing this law is
simple as they want to make clear that people should get equal opportunity whether they are
male or female. In context of British Broadcasting Corporation, if they want to achieve their
targets an goals they must ensure that non of the people are discriminated on the basis of sex and
due to which working condition becomes much facilities (Klein, 2016). It also allow workers to
put additional afford in the company that make sure that company is earning profit. This law has
been replaced by equality act 2010 and people are required to consider that in present scenario.
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This are the Acts which has been enforced by legislation and it is necessary that all of
them must be considered while conducting any of the business activities with the organisation
like British Broadcasting Corporation.
P4 Explain the importance of understanding unconscious bias, prejudice and discriminatory
behaviour in the public services.
It is said that public service agencies have to follow number of laws and regulations so
that proper decorum can be maintained. In any of the organisation, it is necessary that people
should be judged on the basis of facts available with the company because single mistakes can
cost a big problem and issues. This create the problem due to which diversity suffers within
workplace.
Unconscious bias is the condition where people are not being treated equally within the
workplace and that has the direct impact on the results of a company. This situation creates
problem for the organisation due to which it never becomes easy for any of the person to achieve
the targets which they wants to accomplish. In context of British Broadcasting Corporation, it is
necessary that they should not allow to create any of those situation due to which unconscious
bias takes place. If they can understand the importance of unconscious bias then they can help to
improve the productivity and help to enhance the performance of a company (Modood, 2016).
Their worker will also feel comfortable to working in positive environment where are judged on
the basis of their performance. Unconscious bias doesn't allow to achieve the targets which are
planned by the company. In short, it is one the situation which is needed to be understood by any
of the public service agency, else it can create lots of issues and problem for the to achieve their
target because unconscious bias doesn't allow to accomplish the targets which company wants to
achieve.
Prejudice & Discriminatory Behaviour is also an unsuitable situation in which people
are not be treated equally and as per their potential. This is one of the area that create lots of
problem for any of the person. The most important thing which is needed to be consider is that
both this terms is the biggest barriers to achieve the target of an successful business (Stephenson,
2017). This behaviour de-motivates the employee's or any of the other person due to which they
are not capable to achieve the targets which they want to achieve. This types of condition do
have a negative impact on company due to which they have to face number of problems. In
context of public service like British Broadcasting Corporation, they need to understand the
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importance of prejudice & discriminatory behaviours it can be one of the reason that they might
face the various kind of issues. If they can be able to understand the meaning of all of them then
it is said that they can provide the suitable environment to each and every person who work with
the company. Even it will help to provide equal rights to every employee's which will help to
work in best possible manner. It will help BBC to cover new and information from different part
of the world and that will have a direct impact on their goodwill. Legal issues will not be raised
in front of the company due to which it will become easy for them to accomplish the target
which they wants to achieve according their mission and vision.
M1 Investigate the role of advisory services in the relation to equality, diversity and fair
treatment in public service employment.
The role of advisory services is very crucial because they are they are the one who helps
to commences any of the laws and regulation which are helpful for any of the organisation. They
are the one who have the knowledge according to that they can advice the company what are
those decision which they should take for the benefit of a company. They are the one who have
the power to file the case against those person who are trying to create the environment due to
which other people have to suffer. In context of British Broadcasting Corporation, their advisory
services has the role to tell that whether laws and regulations are being followed or not and if not
what can be the done to make them follow (Equality Advisory and Support Service, 2019). They
are also need to advice that how fair opportunity can be given to everyone on the basis of skills
and talent due to which they can easily attain the targets which they are willing to achieve.
D1 Evaluate the impact of unconscious bias, prejudice and discrimination on the individuals,
victims and perpetrators within the public services sector, providing examples of the
response of public sector organisations to legislative requirement.
The impact of prejudice, unconscious bias and discrimination on any of the individual
creates lots of problem for any of the person because it doesn't allow to work according to their
potential. It will reduce the moral of people due to which they to suffer form various problem
and even company have also face the issues which can be seen from the annual reports which
they prepare to calculate the profit (Puhl, Suh and Li, 2016). Here, it can be said that targets will
not be accomplished by company so it is said that various problem will be needed to face by the
company. For example: it is said that BBC is required to understand the laws and regulation in
detail so that they can make sure that each and every sections can be covered easily in it.
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CONCLUSION
From the above assignment it can be concluded that every individual must follow
legislation. As it takes the responsibilities to commence the law whenever needed due to which
suitable outcome can be receive. There are several act which have been enacted to protect the
rights and responsibilities of the employees such as Equality act, 2010, Sex discrimination
act,1975. Advisory services are those which are used to check whether the rules and regulation
are being implemented or not which have been passed by the law. And also explain that how
these legislation must be followed.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Bowl, M., 2018. Differentiation, distinction and equality–or diversity? The language of the
marketised university: an England, New Zealand comparison. Studies in Higher
Education. 43(4). pp.671-688.
Klein, U., 2016, January. Gender equality and diversity politics in higher education: Conflicts,
challenges and requirements for collaboration. In Women's Studies International Forum
(Vol. 54, pp. 147-156). Pergamon.
Modood, T., 2016. Muslims, Religious Equality and Secularism 1. In Contesting Secularism (pp.
69-86). Routledge.
Puhl, R. M., Suh, Y. and Li, X., 2016. Legislating for weight-based equality: national trends in
public support for laws to prohibit weight discrimination. International journal of
Obesity. 40(8). p.1320.
Stephenson, J. H., 2017. Managing Diversity in the Caribbean. Global Encyclopedia of Public
Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. pp.1-6.
Online
Equality Act 2010: guidance. 2019. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance>
Equality Advisory and Support Service. 2019. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/contact-us/equality-advisory-and-support-
service>
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