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The Human Rights Act (HRA)

  • 35 Minutes
  • For all staff
  • jurisdiction UK

The Human Rights Act 1998 brings key European Convention rights into UK law and places obligations on public authorities to respect and protect them. This 35-minute course explains what the Act does, how it applies in daily public sector work, and which rights most often arise in service delivery.

Human rights obligations are engaged by ordinary decisions: how a service is refused, how information is shared, how someone is treated in a difficult situation. Staff who see the Act as a courtroom matter miss where it actually applies. Training the workforce reduces the risk of challenge and improves decision quality in exactly the situations most likely to be reviewed.

objectives

What you’ll learn in
this course

  • 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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