Equalities and Human Rights: Subject Profile

Author: Nicki Georghiou

PDF Published: Friday 20 Aug 2021 (SB 21-57)

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- Summary
- Introduction
- International human rights framework
  - International Bill of Human Rights
    
    International human rights treaties
    
    Council of Europe
    
    Human Rights Act 1998 and Scotland Act 1998
- Equality framework
  - Equality Act 2010
    
    Public Sector Equality Duty
    
    Public Sector Equality Duty Review
    
    Scotland Act 1998 and 2016
    
    Fairer Scotland Duty
- Impact of Brexit
- UK Government
  - Government Equalities Office
  - UK Government approach to equality
  - UK Government action on equality
- UK Parliament
  - Women and Equalities Committee
  - Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Scottish Human Rights Commission
- Scottish Government
  - Equality and human rights mainstreaming
  - National Performance Framework
  - Equality and human rights in the Budget process
  - Equality data
  - Action on equalities and human rights
    
    Legislation passed
    
    Future legislation
  - Future plans on equalities and human rights
- Scottish Parliament
  - Equalities and Human Rights Committee
  - Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
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