Building a New Scotland
A series of papers, titled ‘Building a New Scotland’, together form a prospectus for an independent Scotland
Equality and rights
Policies
- Access to justice
- Armed forces and veterans community
- Disabled people
- Employment support
- Faith and belief
- Gender equality
- Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)
- Gypsy/Travellers
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- LGBTI and gender recognition
- Languages
- Poverty and social justice
- Race equality
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- Social security
- Victims and witnesses
- Violence against women and girls (VAWG)
Featured
Women's health plan
The Women’s Health Plan underpins actions to improve women’s health inequalities by raising awareness around women’s health, improving access to health care and reducing inequalities in health outcomes for girls and women, both for sex-specific conditions and in women’s general health.
Programme for Government
All you need to know about our Programme for Government.
Publications
Public Sector Equality Duty - operation review: consultation analysis
30 November 2022
Access to free period products: baseline survey results
30 November 2022
Best Start, Bright Futures - tackling child poverty delivery plan 2022-2026: easy read
30 November 2022
Consultations
Police complaints, investigations and misconduct - legislation proposals: consultation analysis
30 November 2022
Police complaints, investigations and misconduct - legislation proposals: consultation analysis summary
30 November 2022
Scottish Carer's Assistance: consultation analysis
08 November 2022
Statistics and research
Access to free period products: baseline survey results
30 November 2022
Domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2021-22
29 November 2022
Scottish Child Payment: high level statistics to 30 September 2022
29 November 2022
News
£60m for disabled children in first year of new Scottish benefit
Minister urges those eligible to apply
Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payment to be made automatically
Improvements make it easier for families to get money they are entitled to
Strengthening the role of women in climate action
Funding to ensure women from Global South have say on climate.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Shona Robison MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
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Elena Whitham MSP
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Christina McKelvie MSP
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Keith Brown MSP
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Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
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Kate Forbes MSP
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Richard Lochhead MSP
Directorates
- Chief Medical Officer Directorate
- Children and Families Directorate
- Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
- Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
- Fair Work, Employability and Skills Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Local Government and Housing Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Social Security Directorate
- Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
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