Public sector Equality Duty in Scotland: consultation

Consultation on proposals for the review into the effectiveness of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland.


Footnotes

1 The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (as amended)

2 Scottish Government, Review of the Operation of the PSED in Scotland: Stage One Report, March 2021 Equality outcomes and mainstreaming: report 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3 Scottish Government, A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Programme for Government 2021-22 Programme for Government - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 Scottish Government, Understanding Equality Data Collection in the Scottish Public Sector, March 2021 Public sector - understanding equality data collection: executive summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5 The Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011, regulation 14.

6 EHRC Wales, Review of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED in Wales, November 2014 review_of_psed_in_wales_full_report_english_nov2014.pdf (equalityhumanrights.com)

7 Scottish Government, Equality Outcomes 2021-25, March 2021 Equality outcomes and mainstreaming: report 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8 Scottish Government, A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Programme for Government 2021-22 Programme for Government - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, s4

10 Consumer Scotland Act 2020, s7(7)

11 Equality and Human Rights Committee, Scottish Parliament, Report on the Impact of the COVID-19

Pandemic on Equalities and Human Rights, 1st Report 2021 (Session 5) Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights (azureedge.net)

12 Social Renewal Advisory Board, If not now, when? January 2021, If not now, when? - Social Renewal Advisory Board report: January 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13 Equality and Human Rights Commission, Research Report 117, Measuring and Reporting on Disability and Ethnicity Pay Gaps, August 2018 measuring-and-reporting-on-ethnicity-and-disability-pay-gaps.pdf (equalityhumanrights.com)

14 See footnote 12

15 These Regulations have only a limited application in Scotland in respect of certain cross-border authorities and non-devolved Scottish authorities.

16 EHRC, Assessing the Impact and the Public Sector Equality Duty, July 2016 assessing-impact-public-sectory-equality-duty-scotland.pdf (equalityhumanrights.com)

17 Scottish Government, Impact Assessment in Governments: Literature Review, February 2021 Impact assessment in governments: literature review - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

18 EHRC, Research Report, Effectiveness of the PSED Specific Duties in Scotland Effectiveness of the PSED specific duties in Scotland (filesusr.com)

19 This Act is currently subject to judicial review proceedings in the Court of Session.

20 Scottish Ministers’ proposals to enable the better performance of the Public Sector Equality Duty 2013-2017, December 2013 Scottish Ministers’ Proposals to Enable the Better Performance of the Public Sector Equality Duty 2013-2017 (webarchive.org.uk)

21 Making Progress: Scottish Ministers' equality duty, December 2015 Making Progress: Scottish Ministers’ Equality Duty (www.gov.scot)

22 Scottish Government’s Response to the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls, 2019 Report Recommendations, December 2020, see recommendation 2.1 scottish-governments-response-first-ministers-national-advisory-council-women-girls.pdf (www.gov.scot)

23 Expert Reference Group on COVID-19 and Ethnicity: Recommendations to Scottish Government, September 2020 Expert Reference Group on COVID-19 and Ethnicity: recommendations to Scottish Government - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

24 First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls: 2020 Report and Recommendations 562006_SCT1120576152-002_NACWG.pdf (onescotland.org)

25 Scottish Government, Understanding Equality Data Collection in the Scottish Public Sector, March 2021 Public sector - understanding equality data collection: executive summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

26 Scottish Government, Tackling Inequality: Guidance on Making Budget Decisions, August 2019 Tackling inequality: guidance on making budget decisions - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Contact

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