Essential points
- The key legislation covering race discrimination is the Equality Act 2010.
- The Equality Act 2010 sets out nine protected characteristics. The protected characteristics governing ‘race’ include:
- colour
- race
- nationality (including citizenship)
- ethnic origin
- national origin.
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