top of page

Discriminatory abuse

Definition in Statutory Guidance

of

Discriminatory abuse

GOV.UK

from

Care and Support Statutory Guidance, chapter 14

Care and Support Statutory Guidance 14.17 Discriminatory abuse including forms of: - harassment - slurs or similar treatment: -- because of race -- gender and gender identity -- age -- disability -- sexual orientation -- religion

If a flag appears next to this message, click on it to see others' comments about this definition

See discussion

Definition

of

Discriminatory abuse

Social Care Institute for Excellence

from

SCIE website: Types and indicators of abuse

Types of discriminatory abuse - Unequal treatment based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation (known as 'protected characteristics' under the Equality Act 2010) - Verbal abuse, derogatory remarks or inappropriate use of language related to a protected characteristic Denying access to communication aids, not allowing access to an interpreter, signer or lip-reader Harassment or deliberate exclusion on the grounds of a protected characteristic - Denying basic rights to healthcare, education, employment and criminal justice relating to a protected characteristic - Substandard service provision relating to a protected characteristic

If a flag appears next to this message, click on it to see others' comments about this definition

See discussion

Data descriptor

of

Discriminatory abuse

NHS Digital

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

Includes abuse based on a person's race, sex, disability, faith, sexual orientation, or age; other forms of harassment, slurs or similar treatment or hate crime/hate incident.

If a flag appears next to this message, click on it to see others' comments about this definition

See discussion

Synonym of
Not to be confused with
See also
See other terms relating to
Use instead of
Parent of
Consider using instead
Child of

Comment on definitions of

Discriminatory abuse

Thanks for submitting!

bottom of page