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CHAPTER 10 - DEPARTMENTAL ACTION PLANS
Background
10.1 The following pages set out action plans for the promotion of equality between women and men across Scottish Executive departments and agencies.
Structure of the action plans
10.2 The action plans first describe what the department or agency does. They then go on to list the key policy areas in which gender equality will be taken forward and provide a statement of the departments' objectives for the advancement of equality between women and men. Specific actions are then listed with expected outcomes, timescales and where the responsibility lies for delivering.
10.3 The action plans then go on to describe specific activities which departments are delivering in relation to the two parts of the general duty and how they will develop their approach to engage with women and men in the development, implementation and monitoring and evaluating their policies and practices.
Developing the action plans
10.4 Each Department was asked to look at its overarching objectives and, through examining the evidence, and through listening to what our stakeholders were telling us, asked to set out departmental objectives for advancing equality between women and men. Where possible, the action plans have drawn upon the available data to set out the key issues for policy areas. This data has been most usefully recently collated in the Executive's High Level Summary of Equality Statistics and in the Gender Audit of Statistics, which we commissioned to support this process in 2006. Where, however, there is an insufficient evidence base, from a gender equality perspective, at this time, we have committed (see, chapter 9) to continue to improve our collection, analysis and presentation of data. The systematic use of equality impact assessment will enable us, over the life-course of this scheme, to improve this process.
Coverage
Departments
Development | Health |
Education | Justice |
Enterprise Transport and Lifelong Learning | Office of the Permanent Secretary |
Environment and Rural Affairs | Finance and Central Services |
Crown Office | |
Agencies
10.5 Some agencies are included within the action plan of their sponsoring department, and some have produced action plans of their own. The National Archives and the Registers of Scotland have produced their own schemes, and the Scottish Courts Service and Scottish Prisons Service have produced associate schemes (see paragraphs 1.11-1.14 in chapter 1).
Departmental Action Plans:
Development Department
Communities Scotland
Education Department
HMInspectorate of Education
Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department
Transport Scotland
Environment and Rural Affairs Department
Finance and Central Services Department
Health Department
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
Justice Department
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Office of the Permanent Secretary
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