Equalities law
Consultation on Public Sector Equality Duty Draft Regulations
and Order
The UK Government's Equality Act 2010 is a major piece of
legislation which simplifies, strengthens and where possible
harmonises equality legislation into a single approach. As part of
this change in legislation, a new 'general' Equality Duty will be
introduced which will require public authorities to be active in
promoting equality, eliminating unlawful conduct and fostering good
relations. Scottish Ministers can place additional 'specific
duties' on public authorities to assist the delivery of the general
duty.
The areas for consultation include: coverage of the general
duty, coverage of the specific duties and content of the specific
duties.
Consultation on Secondary Legislation that will enable the
Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland to hear Disability
Claims Cases in School Education
This Scottish Government consultation seeks views on secondary
legislation providing new rules of procedure for the Additional
Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (ASNTS), to enable them to
hear disability claims (discrimination, harassment and
victimisation) cases in school education. The Society's
response was prepared by the Equalities Law sub-committee and the
Mental Health & Disability sub-committee.