National action plan on neurological conditions: equality impact assessment

It assists the government to look at how its policies impact on people and enables it to comply with its public sector equality duty.


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2. Ibid

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4. Ibid

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14. Ibid

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27. Ibid

28. Ibid https://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Equality/Equalities/DataGrid/Religion

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