Race Relations Act 1965
Act of Parliament | |
Repealed | 22 November 1976 |
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Other legislation | |
Amended by | Race Relations Act 1968 |
Repealed by | Race Relations Act 1976 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Race Relations Act 1965 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Race Relations Act 1965 (c. 73) was the first legislation in the United Kingdom to address racial discrimination.
The act outlawed discrimination on the "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins" in public places in Great Britain.[1]
It also prompted the creation of the
Reasons for the act's introduction
The UK saw an influx of economic migrants after
Outline
The act was drafted by Home Secretary Frank Soskice with some cross-party cooperation.[7]
The bill was given
The first conviction under the act came in October 1967, when a 17-year-old member of the National Socialist Party was found guilty of racial discrimination at Middlesex Area Sessions.[1] The leader of the British National Socialist Movement, Colin Jordan, was also successfully prosecuted under the Act and jailed for 18 months in 1967.[8]
Black immigrants were also tried for this offence, including
Limitations
The act specifically excluded shops and private
Amendment and repeal
The Act was strengthened with the Race Relations Act 1968, which extended the legislation's remit to cover employment and housing. It was repealed by the Race Relations Act 1976, which saw the creation of the Commission for Racial Equality.[1]
See also
- UK employment discrimination law
- Racism in the United Kingdom
Notes
- ^ a b c d "On this day: 8 December 1965: New UK race law 'not tough enough'". BBC News. 8 December 1965. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Race Relations Act 1965" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Race Relations Act 1965". UK Parliament. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Race Relations Acts 1965-1976". The Museum of London. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Smith, Evan (7 December 2015). "The Communist Party's campaign for the Race Relations Act 1965". Hatful of History. Evan Smith. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Editorial (10 November 2005). "In Praise Of...The Race Relations Acts". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Donnelly, Mark (2005). Sixties Britain: culture, society and politics. Routledge. p. 115.
- ^ "Colin Jordan sent to prison for 18 months on Race Act charges". Glasgow Herald. 26 January 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- . (1994) 1(1) Australian Journal of Human Rights 235.
- ^ "The Origins of the Race Relations Act" (PDF). University of Warwick. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Discrimination and race relations policy". The National Archives. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ See 8(3) of the Act
References
- 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act - UK Parliament Living Heritage
- Hepple, B.A. (1966). "Race Relations Act 1965". Modern Law Review. 29 (3): 306–314. JSTOR 1093572.