), ▁compiled ▁Sans ▁Everything : ▁A ▁Case ▁to ▁Answer , ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁book ▁detail ing ▁the ▁in ade qua cies ▁of ▁care ▁provided ▁for ▁older ▁people , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁nation wide ▁sc andal ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Although ▁initially ▁official ▁in qui ries ▁into ▁these ▁alleg ations ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" tot ally ▁unf ounded ▁or ▁gross ly ▁ex agger ated ", ▁her ▁campaign s ▁led ▁to ▁reve aling ▁of ▁other ▁instances ▁of ▁ill ▁treatment ▁which ▁were ▁accepted ▁and ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁implement ▁N HS ▁policy ▁changes . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁laws ▁against ▁age ism ▁are ▁new . ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁laws ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁This ▁implements ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Tre at ment ▁Framework ▁Direct ive ▁ 2 0 0 0 / 7 8 / EC ▁and ▁protect s ▁employees ▁against ▁direct ▁disc rim ination , ▁indirect ▁disc rim ination , ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁victim isation . ▁P urs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁is ▁generally ▁un law ful ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁based ▁upon ▁age ▁in ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁goods ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁relatively ▁recent ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁age ▁disc rim ination , ▁there ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁many ▁notable ▁cases ▁and ▁official ▁statistics ▁show ▁a ▁ 3