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Rights and Responsibilities

Separate the responsibilities residents accept from the freedoms and legal rights the UK offers in return.

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What to be able to answer

  • Tell whether an example is a responsibility or a right/freedom.
  • Recall the five responsibilities expected of permanent residents and citizens.
  • Recall the five rights and freedoms the UK offers.
  • Watch the wording around opinions, the environment, fair trial, and elections.

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What's expected and what's offered

Topic 2 of 4

Permanent residence and citizenship are framed as a two-way relationship: people living in the UK are expected to respect the law, other people and the local environment; in return, the UK protects core freedoms and legal rights.

The two lists the test asks about

Questions usually ask whether an example is a responsibility you accept or a freedom the UK offers.

You should

Responsibilities

  • Respect and obey the law
  • Respect other people's rights and opinions
  • Treat others with fairness
  • Look after yourself and your family
  • Look after your area and the environment

The UK offers

Rights and freedoms

  • Freedom of belief and religion
  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom from unfair discrimination
  • A right to a fair trial
  • A right to join in the election of a government

Do not mix up

Looking after the local area and environment is a responsibility, not a right.
Freedom from unfair discrimination is a right/freedom, not just a general value.
The election wording is broad: a right to join in the election of a government.

Practise

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