Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Improvement: Stakeholder Reference Group
Overview
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Improvement Stakeholder Reference Group was set up in July 2025. It brings together listed authorities, their equality networks and equality advocacy groups from across Scotland to work with the Scottish Government on improving how the PSED is carried out.
Between July and December 2025, the group helped develop proposals to improve leadership, capability and capacity in the public sector over a four-year period, with a focus on sharing good practice.
These proposals were published in our better performance proposals 2025 to 2029 in December 2025. From January 2026, the group is supporting the delivery of these proposals.
Members
- Simon Cameron, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
- Catherine Whitaker, COSLA
- Lucy Pearson, City of Edinburgh Council
- Caroline McKellar, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS) and City of Edinburgh Council
- Emma Chattington, Orkney Island Council
- Pamela Roccio, The Scottish Councils Equality Network (SCEN) and West Lothian Council
- Eilidh Fulton, Scottish Funding Council
- Catherine Canning, Scottish Funding Council
- Caroline Hutchinson, EDI Scotland Colleges Network
- Louise Baggott, EDI Scotland Colleges Network
- Jillian Mathew, Audit Scotland
- Nicky Page, Police Scotland
- Louise Giblin, Non-Departmental Public Bodies Forum (NDPB) Equalities Forum and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
- Rosie Tyler-Greig, NHSS Equality and Diversity Leads Network - Special Boards and NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Coralie Colburn, NHSS Equality and Diversity Leads Network - Special Boards and Scottish Ambulance Service
- Laura Hutchinson, NHSS Equality and Diversity Leads Network - Territorial Boards and NHS Lothian
- Hina Sheikh, NHSS Equality and Diversity Leads Network - Territorial Boards and NHS Lanarkshire
- Lindsey Millen, Close the Gap
- Rebecca Richard, Inclusion Scotland
- Carol Young, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
- Erin Lux, Equality Network
- Jill Wood, Engender
Some organisations have more than one representative to ensure someone is able to attend each meeting but usually only one person attends for each represented organisation or network.