Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of the new Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland Joint Equality Outcomes for Policing 2025-2029 and the Joint Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Progress Report 2025, due to be published by 30 April 2025.
Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 27 March 2025
Date : 27 March 2025
Location : Caledonian Suite, COSLA, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH
Background
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012) requires public bodies to publish equality outcomes at least every 4 years and to report progress made to achieve them at least every 2 years. In addition, a report must be published on progress made to mainstream the equality duty into our functions. In line with this requirement, an Equality and Diversity (E&D) Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Progress Report and refreshed Equality Outcomes must be published by 30 April 2025.
When setting equality outcomes, it is important that reasonable steps are taken to involve people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who represent their interests, and that relevant evidence relating to persons who share a protected characteristic is considered.
The Joint Equality Outcomes for Policing 2021 and the last E&D Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Progress report 2023 were developed jointly by Police Scotland and the Authority. The same approach has been taken for the development of the 2025 – 2029 outcomes and the Mainstreaming and Progress Report 2025.
The delivery of this work has been overseen by a Short-Life Working Group chaired jointly by Chief Superintendent Policing Together Jordana Emerson and Head of Human Resources Nicky Page.
