The Scottish Government

Exploring Policy Research Needs on LGBT Communities in Scotland: Phase 3
Contractor: National Centre for Social Research
Due Date: to be agreed
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
Final phase of study to explore the need for, and possible approaches to, the collection of data on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Scotland.

Minority Ethnic People and Homelessness in Scotland
Contractor: Heriot Watt University
Due Date: December 2003
Contact: Celia McKenna [0131 244 7558]
Cross-cutting research between Housing and Social Justice (Equalities) Research Teams. This study will examine the provision and use of homelessness services in Scotland by minority ethnic people. It aims to improve the evidence base for local authorities and other service providers in the development of local homelessness strategies. The study will map existing services, review local authority experience and practice and involve in-depth interviews with users and potential users of services.

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey: Discrimination Module
Contractor: National Centre for Social Research
Due Date: Summer 2003
Contact: Suzi Macpherson [0131 244 7571]
Detailed analysis of a survey module to assess and explore public attitudes to discrimination in Scotland.

Review of Multiple Discrimination Research
Contractor: In-house
Due Date: Winter 2003
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
A review assessing the extent and nature of research on multiple discrimination with particular focus on the Scottish context.

Diversity in the Public Appointments Process in Scotland
Contractor: Reid-Howie Associates
Due Date: September 2003
Contact: Celia McKenna [0131 244 7558]
This research seeks to explore the public appointments processes in Scotland, in relation to diversity. It will provide recommendations for improving the process so that future processes produce a diverse range of candidates.

Refugee Skills Audit
Contractor: Scottish Refugee Council & in-house
Due Date: September 2003
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
This project seeks to identify the skills, qualifications and aspirations of refugees and asylum seekers living in Scotland. In addition, the audit will also identify the barriers that refugees and asylum seekers encounter when attempting to find employment or access further training.

Mainstreaming Equality
Contractor: In-house
Due Date: September 2003
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
This work seeks to conduct an audit of equality related research that has been undertaken or commissioned by the Scottish Executive, and to reorganise that work into a web-based resource that can be used to support mainstreaming equality work within the Scottish Executive and beyond.

Low Income Households with Children: an Exploratory Study
Contractor: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
Due Date: Summer 2003
Contact: Frauke Sinclair [0131 244 7568]
A two-phase exploratory study to review relevant literature and to investigate the views and experiences of households with children living on low incomes.

Credit Union Training
Contractor: Centre for Socially Inclusive Services, Heriot-Watt University
Due Date: October 2003
Contact: Frauke Sinclair [0131 244 7568]
Research to audit the training provision for credit union volunteers in Scotland and to develop and pilot a toolkit for credit unions which allows them to carry out skills audits of their volunteer workforces.

Social Justice Childcare & Employment Funding
Contractor: GEN Consulting
Due Date: November 2003
Contact: Frauke Sinclair [0131 244 7568]
Research of 2 pilot areas to inform the design, development and implementation of the main Social Justice programme for specialised childcare initiatives to help parents furthest away from labour market participation move towards employment and/or training

Asylum Seekers in Scotland (2003)
Barclay A, Bowes A, Ferguson I, Sim D, Valenti M, Fard S and MacIntosh S
Contact: Celia McKenna [0131 244 7588]
Research to assess the effect of the implementation of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 on asylum seekers and devolved services in Scotland. The study involved in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, service providers, asylum seekers and local community organisations, and included elements to identify and assess good practice and to monitor media content and coverage of asylum seeker issues.
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Sexual Orientation Research, Phase 1: A Review of Methodological Approaches (2003)
McManus S, National Centre for Social Research
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
Report of an international review of sexual orientation research methodologies and data sources. The report aims to evaluate different existing methodological approaches to researching sexual orientation, and to review the scope of existing research.
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Scoping the New Ethnic Minority Survey: Views from Ethnic Minority Communities (forthcoming 2003)
Blake Stevenson Ltd.
Contact: Celia McKenna [0131 244 7588]
Research study commissioned as part of a wider investigation into both the range of information required and methods of investigation best employed to assist the development of a proposed new Scottish Executive research programme into the needs of minority ethnic people in Scotland.

Sexual Orientation Research Phase 2: The Future of LGBT Research - Perspectives of Community Organisations (2003)
McClean C and O' Connor W, National Centre for Social Research
Contact: Laura Turney [0131 244 0427]
This research was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to identify policy areas where LGBT research is considered lacking, to understand the types of research needed on these topics and to elucidate the barriers to research on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) issues in Scotland.
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Equality Proofing Procedures in Drafting Legislation: International Comparisons (2002)
Mackay F and Bilton K, Governance of Scotland Forum, University of Edinburgh
Research to identify models of equality proofing procedures in the drafting of legislation in other countries, and in particular to identify whether written guidance on equality proofing of legislation existed which might serve as a basis for drafting guidance for the Scottish Executive.
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Year One Monitoring Of The Child Poverty Package (2003)
Ballantyne F, Hendry C and Leishman R
( 4-consulting)
Contact: Frauke Sinclair [0131 244 7568]
The Child Poverty Package, a new package of initiatives to assist lone parents into further and higher education by supporting childcare costs and improving childcare supply, was launched in July 2001. This study involved designing a monitoring framework for two key elements of this package, and collection and analysis of the first year of monitoring data.
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Scottish Compact Baseline Review (2003)
Hayton K (GEN Consulting)
Contact: Frauke Sinclair [0131 244 7568]
A baseline review of quantitative and qualitative data to inform the development of core monitoring indicators and to outline options for an evaluation framework for the Scottish Compact.
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