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Equality Commission welcomes improvement in social attitudes in Scotland

Published: 30 Sep 2016

The role and experience of inspectorates, regulators and complaints-handling bodies in promoting human rights standards in public services

First Published: 01 Sep 2009

This guide outlines the role and experience of inspectorates, regulators and complaints-handling bodies in promoting human rights standards in public services.

Research report 56 - Processes of prejudice: Theory, evidence and intervention

First Published: 14 May 2010

This report reviews current knowledge about prejudice, focussing on protected characteristics of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Research Report 64: Prevention and response to identity-based bullying among local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales

First Published: 01 Dec 2010

This report examines identity-based bullying of young people and the preventative and responsive strategies employed by local authorities across Britain.

Response to Scottish Parliament Committee report into prejudice based bullying

Published: 06 Jul 2017

Our response to the findings of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee report into prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in schools.

Time limits for discrimination claims

Last updated: 17 Feb 2020

If you think you have been discriminated against you should act quickly, as there are time limits for lodging a claim with an employment tribunal or court.

How to report a discriminatory advert

Last updated: 30 Mar 2020

What is a discriminatory advert and how can you report it?

Unconscious bias training: no such thing as a quick fix

Published: 23 Mar 2018

Does unconscious bias training actually work to help create more inclusive workplace cultures?

Unconscious bias training: an assessment of the evidence for effectiveness

First Published: 23 Mar 2018

This report looks at the effectiveness of unconscious bias training and makes recommendations for employers, policymakers and human resource professionals

Scotland hate crime legislation review response

Published: 31 May 2018

We issued a statement in support of the launch of Lord Bracadale’s review of hate crime legislation in Scotland

Looking at torture closer to home

Published: 11 Jun 2018

How can civil society organisations hold the government to account on human rights issues?

New inquiry to determine whether discrimination victims on lower incomes are being denied justice

Published: 04 Sep 2018

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today.

Legal aid for victims of discrimination: our inquiry

Last updated: 19 May 2021

We have launched an inquiry to look at whether legal aid helps people who raise a discrimination complaint in England and Wales to get justice.

A law about making things better for people from different groups

First Published: 29 Feb 2012

This is the Easy Read guide to the public sector equality duty.

Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain

First Published: 11 Oct 2018

We review people's experiences of prejudice, and people's attitudes towards others, in Britain today.

Britain's conflicting attitudes towards equality

Published: 11 Oct 2018

Three quarters of people in Britain agree that there should be equality for all, but veiled prejudice and negative attitudes towards others are still prevalent in our society.

Legal aid for victims of discrimination: Scottish research project

Last updated: 04 Nov 2020

We are carrying out research to look at whether legal aid enables people who raise a discrimination complaint in Scotland to get justice.

Research report 1: Review of equality statistics

First Published: 01 Oct 2008

This report examines the availability of data for key equality strands, different levels of geographic classification and the ten equality measurement framework domains.

Dealing with discrimination when using a service

Last updated: 22 Mar 2023

If you believe someone has unlawfully discriminated against you, harassed or victimised you in relation to the goods, facilities or services, or public functions they provide, or an association they run, what can you do about it? This part of this guide: tells you what your choices are suggests...