Semi-independent Living

Oldham, Salford and Trafford Councils have now joined a growing number of Local Authorities who recognise care experience as a protected characteristic in the law. But why are these protections important, and how can they help to address the inequalities faced by care-experienced individuals? For ClouDoc’s April blog post, we explore the ongoing efforts of care leavers, campaigners and advocacy groups to establish this legislation nationwide, and why recognition in the Equality Act can be such a powerful tool to improve outcomes for the care-experienced.   The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to discriminate against, harass, or victimise a person because they have or are thought to have one of the characteristics protected under the act, or because they associate with someone who does. While the act already formalises protections for race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and more, young people’s groups argue that the disparity of opportunities...