Shona Mulholland and Sue Granville, George Street Research
ISBN 978 0 7559 9603 2 (Web only publication)
DPPAS 10627
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This report is accompanied by a Research Findings
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background overviews
Overview of respondents
Overview of responses
Summary
1 INTRODUCTION
Background
Overview of responses
Analysis and reporting
2 THE SCOPE OF THE SPECIFIC DUTIES
Question 1 - specific duties
3 COVERAGE
Question 2 - criteria for determining inclusion of public authorities
Question 3 - imposing specific duties
4 FITTING WITH THE ELECTORAL CYCLE
Question 4 - linking specific duties to an electoral cycle
5 DELIVERING ON MAINSTREAMING
Question 5 - mainstreaming equality
Question 6 - demonstrating mainstreaming
6 SETTING EQUALITY OBJECTIVES
Question 7 - setting equality objectives
Question 8 - linking equality objective setting
Question 9 - publicising equality objectives
Question 10 - reviewing objectives
7 REPORTING ON PROGRESS
Question 11 - reporting on progress
Question 12 - frequency of reporting on progress
Question 13 - linking reporting on progress
Question 14 - legislating on reporting
8 EMPLOYMENT REPORTING
Question 15 - equal pay statements
Question 16 - reporting on the gender pay gap
Question 17 - calculating the pay gap
Question 18 - occupational segregation
Question 19 - publishing employment rates
Question 20 - gathering information on employment rates
Question 21 - frequency of publishing employment information
Question 22 - reporting on employment information
9 DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT ON EQUALITY OF POLICIES AND SERVICES
Question 23 - considering the impact of equality
Question 24 - equality impact assessment
Question 25 - provision of information on impact
Question 26 - taking action on issues identified through impact assessment
10 INVOLVEMENT AND CONSULTATION
Question 27 - consulting with others
11 PROCUREMENT
Question 28 - specific duties relating to procurement
Question 29 - considering equality factors as part of procurement activities
Question 30 - using equality-related criteria
Question 31 - suppliers who have breached discrimination law
12 LEADERSHIP BY SCOTTISH MINISTERS
Question 32 - the role of Scottish Ministers
Question 33 - setting equality priorities for the Scottish public sector
Question 34 - basis for equality priorities
Question 35 - cycle for setting equality priorities
13 DOCUMENTATION
Question 36 - documentation required
Question 37 - should mechanisms be left to public authorities to decide
14 ENFORCEMENT AND SCRUTINY
Question 38 - the role of scrutiny bodies
Question 39 - specific duties on scrutiny bodies
15 SUMMARY
APPENDIX 1: THE CONSULTATION
APPENDIX 2: LIST OF RESPONDENTS
APPENDIX 3: RESPONSES TO THE YES/NO CONSULTATION QUESTIONS
The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.