Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation Programme 5: A Fairer and More Equal Society Equality Impact Assessment (Record and Results)

Executive Summary

Scottish Ministers remain committed to addressing social and economic inequalities, supporting people towards, and within into fair and sustainable work following the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst Scotland's economy has continued to recover from the pandemic the situation in Ukraine, together with the cost of living crisis, means that the economic outlook is increasingly uncertain and economies need to build resilience.

NSET seeks to ensure our economy is more resilient to shocks, and commits to establishing a new measure of resilience, monitoring, assessing and identifying actions to future-proof Scotland's economy over the long term.

The Scottish Government aims to support the delivery of a fairer Scotland through addressing existing social and economic inequalities and preventing those who are most vulnerable from being further disadvantaged by facilitating and funding effective transitions into the labour market.

We recognise the importance of ensuring that our economic transformation helps to tackle inequality, advances equality, and improves the quality of life for people experiencing the most disadvantage.