Current Legislation

Training the Nation

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• Law: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/law

ACAS provided eLearning content relating to employment

The ACAS web service provides free e-learning courses (https://elearning.acas.org.uk) relating to some of the following employment topics;

• Bullying & harassment

• Conflict resolution
• Contracts & written statements
• Disability discrimination & reasonable adjustments
• Discipline & Grievance
• Equality & Diversity
• Managing absence
• Managing people
• Mental health awareness for employers
• Pay & reward
• Performance management
• Pregnancy & maternity at work
• Religion or belief in the workplace
• Shared parental leave
• Starting work
• Working time & holidays
• Workplace investigations
Web links to information relating to legislation and law that is applicable to Health & Social care

Understand Your Role

• The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
• General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-
protection-rules_en
• Equality Act 2010: www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance

Duty of Care
• The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
• The Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/contents/made
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR): www.hse.gov.uk/riddor
• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH): www.hse.gov.uk/coshh
• The Provisions and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER): www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm

Equality & Diversity

• The Equality Act 2010: www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance
• The Human Rights Act 1998: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005: www.gov.uk/government/collections/mental-capacity-act-making-decisions
• The Care Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted / www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014
• The Health and Social Care Act 2012: www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-act-2012-fact-sheets
• Code of Conduct: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/code-of-conduct

Person Centred Care

• The Care Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted / www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014/
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents
• General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-
protection-rules_en
• The Human Rights Act 1998: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
• Food Safety Act 1990: www.food.gov.uk / www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/eatwell-plate.aspx
Mental Health, Dementia & Learning Disabilities
• The Human Rights Act 1998: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005: www.gov.uk/government/collections/mental-capacity-act-making-decisions
• The Care Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted / www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014
• General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-
protection-rules_en
• Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA): www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents
• CQC Fundamental Standards of Quality and Safety: www.qcs.co.uk/cqc-fundamental-standards
• Safeguarding Adults National Framework: www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-adults-the-role-of-health-services

Safeguarding Adults
• The Care Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted / www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014/
• The Equality Act 2010: www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance
• The Human Rights Act 1998: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005: www.gov.uk/government/collections/mental-capacity-act-making-decisions
• General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-
protection-rules_en
• Safeguarding Adults National Framework: www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-adults-the-role-of-health-services

Safeguarding Children
• The Human Rights Act 1998: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC): www.unicef.org.uk/UNICEFs-Work/UN-Convention
• The Children Act 1989: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/contents
• The Children Act 2004: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/contents
• The Sexual Offences Act 2003: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/contents
• The Children and Families Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/contents/enacted
• The Care Act 2014: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted / www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014
Health & Safety
• The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
• The Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/contents/made
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR): www.hse.gov.uk/riddor
• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH): www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/
• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992: www.hse.gov.uk/msd/pushpull/regulations.htm
• The Provisions and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER): www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER): www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/loler.htm
• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1541/contents/made
• Food Safety Act 1990: www.food.gov.uk / www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/eatwell-plate.aspx
• The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 (amended 2013): www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm
• Medicines Act 1968 (c.67) (Partially repealed by the Human Medicines Regulations 2012): www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/legislation-covering-medicines
• The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/misuse-drugs-legislations
• Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002: www.ppe.org/ppe-regulations

Handling Information
• GDPR: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-protection-rules_en
• The Freedom of Information Act 2000: www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request/the-freedom-of-information-act
• Working Time Directive and Working Time Regulations 1998: www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/workingtimedirective.htm
• The Equality Act 2010: www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance
• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/contents/made
• Employment Rights Act 1996: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/contents
• National Minimum Wage: www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law