JRF’s sixth study of poverty and social exclusion in Scotland highlights a huge rise in unemployment for under-25s, and stark and growing health inequalities.
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has compiled a series of advice notes to provide information on some of the legal and ethical aspects of mental health care and treatment in Scotland.
Published in October 2012, this topic report in the Scottish Health Survey series providing breakdowns of key health behaviours and outcomes by gender, age, ethnic group, religion, disability and sexual orientation.
On 25 July 2012, the Scottish Government published ‘Consultation on the registration of civil partnership and same sex marriage – responses from organisations’.
The Evidence Finder website brings together equality evidence across a wide range of areas, allowing users to find evidence by policy area and by equality characteristic.
The Equality Duty Revised Draft Regulations for Scotland were approved by the Scottish Parliament and came into force on 27 May 2012.
On 17 May 2012, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) published ‘Hate Crime in Scotland, 2011-2012’.
In 2011, BEMIS published a report on ‘Human Rights Education: Theory and practices’.
In 2011, BEMIS published ‘Public perception of A8 migrants: the discourse of the media and its impacts’ by Jan Semotam’.
In 2011, BEMIS published ‘Gypsy Travellers in Contemporary Scotland. The 2001 “Inquiry into Gypsy Travellers and Public Sector Policies”: Ten Years On’.
