What This Standard Covers
Recognising discrimination, exclusion, bias and unequal treatment.
Supporting people in ways that respect identity, culture, beliefs and preferences.
Understanding how human rights principles apply to care practice.
Why It Matters
Standard 4 strengthens person-centred care by making inclusion explicit. It helps staff understand how values, language, assumptions and systems can affect people’s experience of care, and what good practice looks like in response.
Official Source
This page is a plain-English summary based on the March 2025 Skills for Care Care Certificate standards. For the full learning outcomes and assessment criteria, use the official PDF.
Read the official 2025 standard PDF