St Mary's Music School - Aided Places Scheme Funding 2025/26: equality impact assessment
Scottish Ministers work in consultation with St Mary's Music School and approve the maximum fees which the School can charge for pupils who are on the Aided Places Scheme.
Stage 3: Assessing the impacts and identifying opportunities to promote equality
Do you think that the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their age? Either directly or indirectly?
Age
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation - None
Reasons for your decision - Policy is not intended to address this aspect.
- Advancing quality of opportunity - None
Reasons for your decision - Although some children and young people with higher household incomes may be affected where an increase in school fees may be unaffordable, any impact in this respect would be on the grounds of household income, and not age.
- Promoting good relations among and between different age groups - None
Reasons for your decision - Policy is not intended to address this aspect.
Do you think that the policy impacts disabled people? Either directly or indirectly?
Disability
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation – None
Reason for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on disabled people.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reason for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on disabled people.
- Promoting good relations among and between disabled and non-disabled people - None
Reason for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on disabled people.
Do you think that the policy impacts on men and women in different ways? Either directly or indirectly?
Sex
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on men and women in different ways.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on men and women in different ways.
- Promoting good relation between men and women – None
Reasons for your decision
The policy has no discernible impact on men and women in different ways.
Do you think that the policy impacts on women on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity? Either directly or indirectly?
Pregnancy and Maternity
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on pregnancy and maternity.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on pregnancy and maternity.
- Promoting good relations - None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on pregnancy and maternity.
Do you think your policy impacts on people proposing to undergo, undergoing, or who have undergone a process for the purpose of reassigning their sex? Either directly or indirectly? (NB: the Equality Act 2010 uses the term ‘transsexual people’ but ‘trans people’ is more commonly used)
Gender reassignment
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on trans people.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on trans people.
- Promoting good relations - None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on trans people.
Do you think that the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their sexual orientation? Either directly or indirectly?
Sexual orientation
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their sexual orientation.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their sexual orientation.
- Promoting good relations – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their sexual orientation.
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their race? Either directly or indirectly?
Race
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people on the grounds of their race.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people on the grounds of their race.
- Promoting good relations – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people on the grounds of their race.
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their religion or belief? Either directly or indirectly?
Religion or belief
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their religion or belief.
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their religion or belief.
- Promoting good relations – None
Reasons for your decision - The policy has no discernible impact on people because of their religion or belief.
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their marriage or civil partnership? Either directly or indirectly?
Marriage and Civil Partnership[2]
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination – None
Reasons for your decision – n/a
- Advancing equality of opportunity – None
Reasons for your decision – n/a
- Promoting good relations – n/a
Reasons for your decision - Not relevant to this policy.