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Publication - Consultation analysis

Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming strategy: consultation analysis

Published
2 July 2025
From
Minister for Equalities
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights
ISBN
9781836918141

The independent analysis of responses to the consultation on the Equality and Human Rights strategy. The Strategy sets out a framework that will guide the work that the Scottish Government, the wider public sector and partners will do to embed equality and human rights in all that it does.

Consultation

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Appendix A: Quantitative Analysis

The consultation included 20 closed questions which asked respondents for their views on the Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy. This appendix details the responses to these questions.

Not all respondents answered every question. Some may not have answered as they hold no strong view on the question, or it may not relate to their area of knowledge or expertise. Where those who did not answer the closed questions expressed a view in their open comments, this has been noted in the qualitative analysis.

To allow comparisons across sub-groups, the tables below present the results of the closed questions based on those who answered each question.

For clarity, each closed question shows:

  • The number of respondents who answered each question out of the total sample of 123 (column “n=”).
  • The percentage of respondents from the total sample of 123 respondents who selected each response (grey row).
  • The number and percentage response among those who answered each question, broken down by individual and organisation responses and by type of organisation (rows including and under “All answering (%)”.

Please note that the row percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Q1. Do you agree with the vision?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 60 18 5 17
All answering (%) 102 73 22 6 n/a
Individuals 28 61 36 4 n/a
Organisations 74 77 16 7 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 34 68 26 6 n/a
- Other public body 10 80 20 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 89 0 11 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 60 20 20 n/a
- Justice 4 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 -

Q2. Do you agree with the objectives?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 63 11 7 18
All answering (%) 101 77 14 9 n/a
Individuals 27 67 30 4 n/a
Organisations 74 81 8 11 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 34 68 18 15 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 60 0 40 n/a
- Justice 4 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q3. Do you agree that strengthening leadership is a key driver for mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 70 8 2 20
All answering (%) 99 87 10 3 n/a
Individuals 26 58 35 8 n/a
Organisations 73 97 1 1 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 33 94 3 3 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 6 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 3 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q4. Do you agree with the focus on different levels of leadership?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 62 11 5 23
All answering (%) 95 80 14 6 n/a
Individuals 25 68 28 4 n/a
Organisations 70 84 9 7 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 31 71 19 10 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 80 0 20 n/a
- Justice 3 67 0 33 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q5. Have we captured the core elements of strengthening leadership within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 36 27 13 24
All answering (%) 93 47 35 17 n/a
Individuals 25 24 56 20 n/a
Organisations 68 56 28 16 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 29 34 48 17 n/a
- Other public body 10 70 10 20 n/a
- Local authority 10 80 10 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 78 22 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 60 0 40 n/a
- Justice 3 67 0 33 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 50 0 n/a

Q7. Do you agree accountability and transparency are a key driver for mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 76 3 2 18
All answering (%) 101 93 4 3 n/a
Individuals 26 81 12 8 n/a
Organisations 75 97 1 1 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 35 97 3 0 n/a
- Other public body 11 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 3 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q8. Have we captured the core elements of accountability and transparency within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 37 27 13 23
All answering (%) 95 48 35 17 n/a
Individuals 25 28 56 16 n/a
Organisations 70 56 27 17 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 31 39 42 19 n/a
- Other public body 11 73 18 9 n/a
- Local authority 10 70 10 20 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 8 88 0 13 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 40 20 40 n/a
- Justice 4 75 25 0 n/a
- Education/academia 1 0 100 0 n/a

Q10. Do you agree that ensuring an effective regulatory and policy environment is a key driver of mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 71 7 2 21
All answering (%) 97 90 8 2 n/a
Individuals 26 69 27 4 n/a
Organisations 71 97 1 1 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 33 97 3 0 n/a
- Other public body 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 3 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 1 100 0 0 n/a

Q11. Have we captured the core elements of ensuring an effective regulatory and policy environment within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 34 28 14 24
All answering (%) 94 45 37 18 n/a
Individuals 25 40 48 12 n/a
Organisations 69 46 33 20 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 30 23 43 33 n/a
- Other public body 10 70 20 10 n/a
- Local authority 10 60 30 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 89 11 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 4 25 50 25 n/a
- Justice 4 50 25 25 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 50 0 n/a

Q13. Do you agree that utilising evidence and experience is a key driver of mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 75 3 3 19
All answering (%) 100 92 4 4 n/a
Individuals 25 68 16 16 n/a
Organisations 75 100 0 0 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 35 100 0 0 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 4 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q14. Have we captured the core elements of utilising evidence and experience within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 41 26 11 23
All answering (%) 95 53 34 14 n/a
Individuals 25 36 48 16 n/a
Organisations 70 59 29 13 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 31 42 42 16 n/a
- Other public body 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Local authority 10 70 20 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 78 22 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 4 75 0 25 n/a
- Justice 4 25 50 25 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 50 0 n/a

Q16. Do you agree that enhancing capability and culture is a key driver of mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 68 8 2 22
All answering (%) 96 88 10 2 n/a
Individuals 24 58 33 8 n/a
Organisations 72 97 3 0 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 33 94 6 0 n/a
- Other public body 9 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 4 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q17. Have we captured the core elements of enhancing capability and culture within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 40 24 11 25
All answering (%) 92 53 33 14 n/a
Individuals 22 27 55 18 n/a
Organisations 70 61 26 13 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 31 52 32 16 n/a
- Other public body 10 90 10 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 70 20 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 56 33 11 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 4 50 25 25 n/a
- Justice 4 75 25 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 0 50 n/a

Q19. Do you agree that this Strategy will provide a foundation to influence a culture of mainstreaming equality and human rights within Scottish Government and the wider public sector?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 36 16 23 25
All answering (%) 92 48 22 30 n/a
Individuals 23 30 52 17 n/a
Organisations 69 54 12 35 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 31 42 23 35 n/a
- Other public body 10 90 0 10 n/a
- Local authority 10 60 10 30 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 56 0 44 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 3 0 0 100 n/a
- Justice 4 75 0 25 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 0 50 n/a

Q20. Do you agree that improving capacity is a key driver of mainstreaming equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 71 6 1 23
All answering (%) 95 92 7 1 n/a
Individuals 22 64 32 5 n/a
Organisations 73 100 0 0 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 33 100 0 0 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 8 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 6 100 0 0 n/a
- Justice 4 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q21. Have we captured the core elements of improving capacity within the context of mainstreaming?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 38 24 12 26
All answering (%) 91 52 32 16 n/a
Individuals 23 30 43 26 n/a
Organisations 68 59 28 13 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 29 55 34 10 n/a
- Other public body 10 60 30 10 n/a
- Local authority 10 60 20 20 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 8 100 0 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 20 60 20 n/a
- Justice 4 50 25 25 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 0 50 n/a

Q23. Do you think the proposed approach to a collated Action Plan will drive change?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 38 20 21 20
All answering (%) 98 48 26 27 n/a
Individuals 25 36 52 12 n/a
Organisations 73 52 16 32 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 33 36 27 36 n/a
- Other public body 10 60 0 40 n/a
- Local authority 10 70 10 20 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 78 0 22 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 40 40 20 n/a
- Justice 4 75 0 25 n/a
- Education/academia 2 50 0 50 n/a

Q24. Do you think there is a need for a cross-public sector toolkit to support mainstreaming of Equality and Human Rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Yes % No % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 53 12 11 24
All answering (%) 94 69 16 15 n/a
Individuals 24 50 38 13 n/a
Organisations 70 76 9 16 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 30 67 10 23 n/a
- Other public body 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 100 0 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 9 67 11 22 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 6 33 33 33 n/a
- Justice 3 100 0 0 n/a
- Education/academia 2 100 0 0 n/a

Q26. What are your views on establishing additional reporting requirements?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Should be created % Should not be created % Don’t know % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 11 42 18 28
All answering (%) 88 16 59 25 n/a
Individuals 24 25 58 17 n/a
Organisations 64 13 59 28 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 28 21 36 43 n/a
- Other public body 10 10 70 20 n/a
- Local authority 10 0 90 10 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 7 0 86 14 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 6 17 67 17 n/a
- Justice 2 0 100 0 n/a
- Education/academia 1 0 0 100 n/a

Q27. To what extent do the drivers capture the full range of activity required to mainstream equality and human rights?

Audience Sample size (n=) % Captures full range % Captures most % Captures some % Does not capture any % No answer
All respondents (%) 123 12 37 17 5 29
All answering (%) 87 17 52 24 7 n/a
Individuals 22 14 36 27 23 n/a
Organisations 65 18 57 23 2 n/a
  • Equality advocacy org (inc. third sector and membership)
 28 11 57 29 4 n/a
- Other public body 10 30 60 10 0 n/a
- Local authority 10 40 50 10 0 n/a
- Health (NHS/HSCP) 8 25 63 13 0 n/a
  • Other professional / membership body
 5 0 40 60 0 n/a
- Justice 3 0 67 33 0 n/a
- Education/academia 1 0 100 0 0 n/a

Contact

Email: mainstreamingstrategy@gov.scot

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