What is the legal framework for inclusion?
• The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex, and marital status in employment, education and provision of goods and services and gender reassignment in the field of employment. It applies in England, Scotland and Wales. • The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 prohibits discrimination on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in employment, education and provision of goods and services. It applies in England, Scotland and Wales. • The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act, prohibits local education authorities, schools, colleges, universities, providers of adult education and the youth service from discriminating against disabled people in their access to education for a reason that is related to their disability. The Act applies in England, Scotland, Wales and, in relation to employment in Northern Ireland. • Since December 2003, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orie
