Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy

Closes 5 Feb 2025

Overall Reflections

In summary,

We need to be able to demonstrate that we have turned our equality and human rights ambitions into reality.

The Scottish Government acknowledges this need and we know that truly embedding equality and human rights into the work of the Scottish Government and wider public sector is the only way to address persistent and systemic inequality.

We are therefore developing:

  • a mainstreaming Strategy to lay out our vision and create a clear framework to structure activity
  • a mainstreaming toolkit to provide practical support and guidance
  • a publicly shared and rolling action plan to improve transparency and accountability

It is the detail of these mechanisms that we describe in this consultation and seek your views on.

 

The Six Key Drivers

The Strategy will set out a framework for action against these six key drivers of change:   

    • Strengthening Leadership
    • Developing accountability and transparency
    • Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment
    • Utilising evidence and experience
    • Enhancing capability and culture
    • Improving capacity
27. To what extent do the drivers capture the full range of activity required to mainstream equality and human rights?
28. Please provide any further information that you think would be useful, which is not already covered in your previous responses.