Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation – Programme 3: Productive Businesses and Regions Equality Impact Assessment (Record and Results)

Summary of results for the Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) undertaken to consider the impacts on equality of Programme 3 of Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation.


Executive summary

The Scottish Government is mindful of the three needs of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) - eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not, and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not Where any negative impacts have been identified, we have sought to mitigate/eliminate these. We are also mindful that the equality duty is not just about negating or mitigating negative impacts, as we also have a positive duty to promote equality.

In order to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advance equality of opportunity; and foster good relations, Scottish Government has conducted the following initial Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) to consider the potential impacts of Programme 3 of the National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET).

Contact

Email: NSET@gov.scot

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