Knowing your rights and responsibilities, rules and laws that relate to you and other people in the community is important to help you recognise when you are being treated unfairly, how to treat others, understand your moral, social and legal responsibilities and express your views.  If you don't find the answers to your questions here, feel free to contact one of our Connexions Personal Advisers, who can be found in school, college or at your local Connexions Centre.  To find your nearest Centre please click here.

At what age can I?
Do you know what your rights are and what you can and cannot do at your age?

My rights as a citizen
Do you know what your rights are as a citizen?  

My consumer rights
Young people and adults all have the same consumer rights.

Work rights
Your employer's obligation to you and when you can work part-time.

Equal opportunities
Regardless of race, gender or disabilities, we are all entitled to be treated exactly the same as each other.

Legal rights
The police are there to maintain law and order but what do you do if you get on the wrong side of the law? 

Racial discrimination
For advice and help.

Sex discrimination
For advice and help.

Rights of a disabled person
All disabled people have the same rights as able-bodied people.  

Data Protection and you
The Data Protection Act 1998 allows Connexions to hold personal information about you, to help you achieve your goals.  

Useful links
Resources that will help you with your rights.