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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
This report sets out the findings of a Human Rights Inquiry.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
Report on our research into the Human Rights Act's first ten years which makes a number of recommendations to help embed human rights in the public sector.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2010
Having been awarded 'A' status in 2009 by the International Coordinating Committee with the Paris Principles, this publication marks the one-year anniversary of our accreditation.
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First Published: 01 May 2014
This publication aims to help officials in public authorities understand how the Human Rights Act relates to what they do and how they do it.
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First Published: 01 Feb 2013
In 2011 the Commission published a report of the formal Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland. This follow-on report looks at if the trafficking landscape in Scotland has changed.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
This report draws on findings from case studies in five different organisations, which have a reputation for having made some progress embedding human rights into their work.
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First Published: 21 Jul 2016
This guide aims to help authorities subject to the public sector equality duty to implement the duty as it relates to involvement.
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First Published: 21 Jul 2016
This guide aims to help authorities subject to the public sector equality duty to implement the duty as it relates to mainstreaming.
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First Published: 01 May 2012
An assessment of HM Treasury's 2010 spending review.
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First Published: 01 Jan 2015
This guidance reflects the requirements of the Equality Act and provides advice about the general equality duty and is designed to assist decision makers in Scottish public authorities.
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First Published: 01 Jan 2015
This guide sets out what is expected of you as a decision-maker or leader of a public authority responsible for delivering key services at a national, regional and/or local level, in order to make such decisions as fair as possible.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 08 Jun 2018
For service providers, the duty to make reasonable adjustments is anticipatory; within reason, it is owed to all potential disabled customers and not just to those who are known to the service provider.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2014
This short guide set out how employers could use flexible working and manage redundancies fairly during the economic downturn.
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First Published: 01 Sep 2015
This is the fourth in our series of reports which track the performance of Scottish public bodies against their duties under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
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First Published: 01 Sep 2015
This report sets out some of the best examples we have seen, and identifies some of the common areas for improvement, in the performance of Scottish public bodies against their duties under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
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First Published: 01 Jul 2011
Report based on the 2011 Equality Exchange Conference, which explored the theme of Meet the challenge, lead the change.
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Blog
Published: 29 Jul 2016
Equality and Human Rights Commission Head of Research, Verena Braehler, talks about the Commission's latest research on hate crime, prejudice and behaviours.
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News
Published: 04 Aug 2016
In evidence given to the UN Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Equality an Human Rights Commission in Scotland is calling for the Scottish Government to start reporting on identity based bullying in all Scottish schools.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2014
Legal interpretation of Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010, which makes it generally unlawful for you to be asked questions about your health or disability before you are offered a job.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2014
Guidance for employers on Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010, which makes it generally unlawful to ask questions about disability and health before you make a job offer.
