Same Sex Marriage Bill passed in Scottish Parliament
17 February 2014
On 4 February 2014, the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass the Same Sex Marriage Bill.
On 4 February 2014, the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass the Same Sex Marriage Bill.
The report ‘Constitutional change and inequality in Scotland’ suggests that Scotland faces significant challenges in closing its ‘inequality gap.
In February 2014, the Migration Observatory published a report on ‘Immigration and Independence: Public Opinion on Immigration in Scotland in the Context of the Referendum Debate’.
The report ‘Constitutional change and inequality in Scotland’ suggests that Scotland faces significant challenges in closing its ‘inequality gap.
Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) was launched on 10 December 2013 (Human Rights Day).
In December 2013, the Scottish government published a strategy for the support and integration of refugees and asylum-seekers.
In December 2013, the Scottish Government published ‘Public Sector Equality Duty Implementation of Scottish Specific Duties: Views from public authorities’.
Procurement guidance for Scottish public authorities was published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in September 2013.
In August 2013, the EHRC in Scotland released a report into inequalities in accessing Modern Apprenticeships, the Scottish Governments flagship training programme.
In July 2013, Citizens Advice Scotland published a briefing on ‘The Effect of Government Policies on Disabled People’.