# The Human Rights Act (HRA)

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**Provider:** Skillcast
**Jurisdiction:** UK
**Duration:** 35 minutes
**Format:** In-depth
**Experience level:** For All Staff
**Topics:** Public Sector
**Last updated:** 2026-07-20

## Description

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates key rights from the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law and places obligations on public authorities to respect and protect those rights. This course explains how the Act applies in public sector settings, the key rights most likely to arise in everyday work, and how to make decisions that are lawful, justified and proportionate. It also covers positive obligations, information sharing, safeguarding, enforcement activities and the importance of documenting decisions and escalating concerns where necessary.

## Learning Objectives

- Explain what the Human Rights Act 1998 does
- Appreciate how the Act applies in your day-to-day work and our organisation
- Identify the key rights related to public sector work
- Act lawfully, proportionately and fairly in line with the Act
- Recognise situations where human rights issues may arise
- Know when and how to escalate concerns

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