Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy

Closes 5 Feb 2025

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Please indicate how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are content for your response to published. If you ask for your response not to be published, we will still take account of your views in our analysis but we will not publish your response, quote anything that you have said or list your name. We will regard your response as confidential, and we will treat it accordingly.

To find out how we handle your personal data, please see our privacy policy. By clicking submit you agree to our privacy policy.

1. What is your name?
2. What is your email address?
Entering your email address allows you to return to edit your consultation at any time until you submit it. You will also receive an acknowledgement email when you complete the consultation.
3. Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?
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4. What is your organisation?
If responding on behalf of an organisation, please enter the organisation's name here.
5. The Scottish Government would like your permission to publish your consultation response. Please indicate your publishing preference:
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Information for organisations only:

The option 'Publish response only (without name)' refers only to your name, not your organisation’s name. If this option is selected, the organisation name will still be published.

If you choose the option 'Do not publish response', your organisation name may still be listed as having responded to the consultation in, for example, the analysis report.

6. We will share your response internally with other Scottish Government policy teams who may be addressing the issues you discuss. They may wish to contact you again in the future, but we require your permission to do so. Are you content for Scottish Government to contact you again in relation to this consultation exercise?
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7. I confirm that I have read the privacy policy and consent to the data I provide being used as set out in the policy.

Privacy Policy

Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights Directorate

Who we are

The Scottish Government, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate. Our head office is located at Area 3H – North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

Why we need your personal information

To analyse responses to the public consultation on the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy. This will inform the Scottish Government's efforts to tackle inequality and advance equality of opportunity.

What is our lawful basis                                          

Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR - Processing is necessary for performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

Article 9(2)(g) of the UK GDPR - Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of UK law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of the data subject.

Processing data in consultation responses is also necessary for the Scottish Government to comply with its public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.

What we do with your data

Consultation responses will be analysed by an appointed contractor. Any personal data or special category data will be anonymised or pseudonymised before analysis. The final published report will not contain any data that could identify individuals, unless you have explicitly consented to your name being published alongside your response.

How long is your data kept

Personal data will be retained only as long as needed for analysis purposes and then securely deleted no later than December 2024.

What are your rights

You have a right of access to any personal data we hold about you by making a Subject Access Request (SAR).

In addition, if you believe that the data we hold is inaccurate or incomplete you can ask us to update our records by contacting MainstreamingStrategy@gov.scot

To find out more about the rights you have over your personal data, please visit the ICO website Your data matters | ICO

Complaints

If you have concerns about the way we process and handle your personal information, in the first instance you should raise your concerns with our Data Protection Officer by email to DataProtectionOfficer@gov.scot

 

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