Equality and human rights mainstreaming action plan
Brings together 61 equality and human rights mainstreaming actions from across the Scottish Government in one accessible plan, supporting equality, diversity and inclusion in policy and practice.
Related Strategies
Several Scottish Government strategies, alongside core mainstreaming activity, play a vital role in embedding equality and human rights at the heart of Government work. These strategies provide essential context for this Action Plan and highlight the breadth of activity across Government.
Some key examples include the following:
Best Start, Bright Futures - Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan
- Focuses on reducing child poverty and addressing inequalities through targeted support and investment in families on low incomes.
- Contains the key deliverables and actions that will enable us to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls and the underlying attitudes and systems that perpetuate it.
- Reflects a government-wide commitment to ensure that the voices and experiences of disabled people are meaningfully considered from the outset of policy making.
- Aims to tackle health inequalities experienced by women and girls by improving health outcomes and health services in Scotland, so that they can enjoy the best possible health, throughout their lives.
Scotland’s Open Government Action Plan 2021 – 2025:
- Promotes transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in government, aligning with our aims to strengthen trust and democratic inclusion.
Improving the lives of Scotland’s Gypsy/Travellers 2 – Action Plan 2024-2026
- Sets out concrete steps to improve outcomes for Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland. The Plan consists of 32 objectives across five areas, namely: Accommodation and Planning; Education; Health; Social Security, Work and Combatting Poverty; and Empowering Communities, Improving Representation, and Tackling Racism and Discrimination.
Scotland’s International Strategy
- Outlines how Scotland engages internationally, placing values such as equality, human rights, and climate responsibility at the centre of international partnerships and policy.
National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET)
- Outlines Scotland’s vision for a fairer, greener economy, embedding equality and wellbeing as drivers of economic reform.
- Sets out actions to improve access to fair, secure, and sustainable employment, tackling inequality in the labour market.
Faith and Belief Engagement Strategy
- Sets out our vision for engagement with Scotland’s diverse faith and belief communities; the aims and outcomes of improved engagement; and the principles underpinning good engagement.
Scotland’s National Action Plan on Human Rights (SNAP) 2
- The second strategic plan of 54 recommended, practical actions to be delivered by Scottish public bodies, civil society organisations, and rights holders, working together. The actions respond to human rights issues highlighted in robust research and extensive public engagement, carried out over a multi-year development process.
New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy
- A strategy supporting the integration of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forced migrants within Scotland’s communities. The strategy is led jointly by the Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Refugee Council.
British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan
- Sets out a range of government actions to tackle barriers faced by British Sign Language (BSL) users to help make Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, work, visit and learn.