SIA Equality and Diversity 2

Question 1

A door supervisor notices a colleague refusing entry to a patron because of their race. What should they do first?

Accepted Answer

Report the incident to their supervisor or venue management immediately

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Ignore it as it is not their responsibility

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Confront the colleague aggressively in front of patrons

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Post about it on social media to raise awareness

Question 2

What is the legal definition of a 'reasonable adjustment' under the Equality Act 2010?

Accepted Answer

A change that removes or reduces a disadvantage faced by a disabled person, where it is practical and proportionate to do so

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Any adjustment a disabled person requests, regardless of cost

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Only physical changes to buildings such as ramps and lifts

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Adjustments that cost less than five hundred pounds

Question 3

A patron in a wheelchair wishes to enter a venue but the main entrance has steps. What is the venue's legal obligation?

Accepted Answer

They must make reasonable adjustments to allow access, such as providing a ramp or an alternative accessible entrance

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They have no obligation as the building was built before the Equality Act

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They can refuse entry and suggest the patron visits a different venue

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They only need to comply if the patron has pre-booked

Question 4

What is unconscious bias?

Accepted Answer

Automatic assumptions or attitudes towards groups of people that a person is unaware they hold

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A deliberate decision to discriminate against someone

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A legal defence against discrimination claims

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A type of harassment defined in the Equality Act 2010

Question 5

Which of the following scenarios would most likely constitute lawful refusal of entry by a door supervisor?

Accepted Answer

Refusing entry to someone who is heavily intoxicated and behaving aggressively

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Refusing entry to someone because they appear to be transgender

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Refusing entry to someone because they are wearing a hijab

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Refusing entry to someone because they are over sixty-five years old

Question 6

Under the Equality Act 2010, harassment is defined as unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic that has the purpose or effect of doing what?

Accepted Answer

Violating the person's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating, or offensive environment

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Causing financial loss to the victim

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Making the person late for an appointment

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Causing physical injury to the victim