What is victimisation?

This has a special legal meaning under the Race Relations Act. It occurs if you are treated less favourably than others in the same circumstances because you have complained about racial discrimination, or supported someone else who has. A complaint of racial discrimination means that someone has:

• brought proceedings under the Race Relations Act against the discriminator or anyone else; or
• given evidence or information in connection with proceedings brought by another person under the Race Relations Act; or
• done anything under the Race Relations Act or with reference to it; or
• alleged that a person has acted in a way which would breach the Race Relations Act. The complaint does not need to expressly claim discrimination when making the complaint.