A pub has been ordered to pay compensation to an Irish Traveller and undergo “equality and diversity training” after refusing to host his daughter’s christening.
The unnamed man made a claim for discrimination against the Cardiff pub on the grounds of race.
The Three Horseshoes, located on Merthyr Road in Whitchurch, settled the claim but did not admit liability in the case supported by the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
It has also been reported that the claim concerned an employee who no longer worked at the pub and did not relate to the owner.
The Three Horseshoes, located on Merthyr Road in Whitchurch, settled the claim
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The pub also confirmed staff had completed equality and diversity training to “avoid any potential misunderstandings in the future”.
Baroness Kishwer Falkner, who chairs the EHRC, said: “As Britain’s equality regulator we raise awareness of race discrimination and how it can be prevented.
“Every business providing a service to the public should understand their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to protect their customers and staff from discrimination based on a protected characteristic.
“I am pleased that our efforts have resulted in a positive resolution for this claimant, shedding light on an issue still experienced by too many people in Britain and helping service providers understand discrimination and how they can prevent it.”
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Baroness Kishwer Falkner, who chairs the EHRC, said: “As Britain’s equality regulator we raise awareness of race discrimination and how it can be prevented"
The incident comes just months after Park Conservative Club in Cardiff also rejected a christening request from a Traveller family.
Pub chain Greene King also paid thousands of pounds in compensation after admitting a dozen people were removed from one of its venues for being Irish Travellers.
The pubgoers were planning to watch the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury take on Dillian Whyte in April last year.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission released three pages in its report into Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.
It has also been reported that the claim concerned an employee who no longer worked at the pub and did not relate to the owner
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It found: “Evidence from a study carried out in Devon found that some people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities had hidden their ethnic identity in order to access employment and services, and others said their children were bullied at school and that they had been refused entry to pubs and cinemas.”
The Equality Act prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation; protects individuals from unfair treatment; and promotes a fair and more equal society.
It also protects Gypsies, Roma and Travellers as well as all other race groups from discrimination in a variety of fields, including employment, education, the exercise of public functions and the provision of services.
The Irish Traveller population of the UK was around 55,000, the 2011 Census revealed.
Basildon, Maidstone and Wiltshire were home to the largest proportion of Gypsy or Irish Traveller people.
