D2 -1.2  OUTLINE ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, POLICY, PROCEDURE OR CODE OF PRACTICE IN RELATION TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.

The Equality Act 2010

There are several legislation's that are relevant within the health and social care sector.  The Equality Act 2010 is a key legislation which protects people from being discriminated based on their characteristics. In total there are 9 protected characteristics, which are:

Protected Characteristics

For your poster, you are required to research what we mean by "protected characteristics" and give an example for each 9 above. 

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