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EHRC publications linked to the Scottish specific duties and equality impact assessment
Information on Protected Characteristics
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/equality-act/protected-characteristics
Background to the public sector equality duty in Scotland, updated 11 March 2019
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/public-sector-equality-duty-scotland/background-equality-duty
Technical guidance on the public sector equality duty in Scotland, first published 2 September 2016.
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/technical-guidance-public-sector-equality-duty-scotland
Assessing impact and the public sector equality duty: a guide for public bodies (Scotland) first published 21 July 2016
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/assessing-impact-and-public-sector-equality-duty-guide-public-authorities
Reading list on intersectionality
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-research/reading-lists/intersectionality-reading-list
Advance HE publications linked to the public sector equality duty – specific duties for Scotland
Scottish equality duty requirements, published 25 October 2018
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/scottish-equality-duties-requirements-2017/
The public sector equality duty: specific duties for Scotland, and reporting checklist, published 10 February 2017
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/the-public-sector-equality-duty-specific-duties-for-scotland-revised/
Information on SFC Outcome Agreements
http://www.sfc.ac.uk/funding/outcome-agreements/outcome-agreements.aspx
Advance HE publications and advice on embedding equality in SFC Outcome Agreements
How to embed equality in Outcome Agreements 2017 – 2020, updated 2016
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/governance-and-policies/outcome-agreements/
How to embed equality in Outcome Agreements, published September 2015
http://www.ecu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Embedding-equality-in-outcome-agreements-HEIs-2016-17.pdf
Embedding equality in Outcome Agreements for colleges, published in November 2013
http://www.ecu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/external/embedding-equality-in-outcome-agreements-colleges.pdf
Data sources
Scottish census data
https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/census-results
Scottish Government Equality Evidence Finder
https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-equality-evidence-finder/
SFC statistical data reports
http://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications-statistics/statistical-publications/statistics-schedule/statistical-publication-schedule.aspx
SFC Triennial review 2017
http://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications-statistics/corporate-publications/corporate-publications-2017/SFCCP032017.aspx
UCAS data and analysis
https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis
HESA data and analysis
https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis
AHE statistical equality reports for universities and Scottish colleges
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/using-data-and-evidence/statistics-report/
Other data and evidence resources
AHE Working with data and small data numbers 2016
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/using-data-and-evidence/working-with-data/
Guidance on gathering staff equality data for colleges published 7 March 2018
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/guidance-gathering-staff-equality-data-colleges/
Monitoring and evaluation impact, published 22 March 2018
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/monitoring-evaluating-impact/
Equality in Scottish colleges: results from the 2017 staff survey and focus groups, published 15 May 2018
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/equality-in-colleges-in-scotland-results/
AHE Analysing qualitative data, published 3 December 2018.
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/analysing-qualitative-data/
Resources on human rights and human rights-based equality impact assessment (EQHRIA)
Scottish Human Rights Commission: extensive materials and resources on EQHRIA
http://eqhria.scottishhumanrights.com/