Weekly issue 154

News in brief

Parents of children due on or after 3 April 2011 will be able to take advantage of new legislation announced recently by the Government

Being civil

Under the Employment and Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, employers cannot discriminate on the grounds of religion or belief

School days

The 1976 Race Relations Act (RRA) outlaws discrimination on the ground of someone’s colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins