Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming: Governance Framework
Sets out the Scottish Government’s approach to delivery of the Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Action Plan and how we will ensure senior-level ownership and visible leadership.
External Scrutiny and Lived Experience
Action 7 of the Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Action Plan states:
“We will develop and launch an engagement and evaluation plan to underpin the uptake and measure the effectiveness of the mainstreaming strategy and toolkit across the public sector. We will publish this in Summer 2026 alongside the governance framework for the Action Plan highlighted in Action 1.”
The Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Board will consider options for external scrutiny and evaluation as part of its early programme of work. This will include decisions regarding independent external assessment of progress against the Strategy and Action Plan.
The Board will consider how evidence, stakeholder engagement and lived experience can best inform oversight of mainstreaming activity across the organisation. Action owners will continue to report on engagement activity relevant to implementation of actions, enabling the Board to identify areas where additional support or improvement may be required.