Commission for Racial Equality

Race Relations Act 1976 receives royal assent

📅 22 Novèmber 1976

The act extended protection to employment, housing and education, recognized indirect discrimination and established the Commission for Racial Equality. Activists and community groups had pressed...

Race Relations Act 1976 strengthens workplace protections

📅 22 Novèmber 1976

The law prohibits direct and indirect race discrimination in employment and establishes the Commission for Racial Equality.