Anti-racism in Scotland: progress review 2023

Footnotes

1 Under the previous Race Equality Action Plan (REAP), the Scottish Government used the definition of race present in the Equality Act 2010, that it is colour, ethnicity, nationality and citizenship. We used "Minority Ethnic" to include all racial and ethnic groups protected under the Act, and we used the terminology minority ethnic (ME) instead of "BME" or "BAME", as ME was inclusive of both visible and non-visible (i.e., white) ME groups. We recognise that across Scotland, people belonging to ME communities define themselves and their communities using a variety of terms; our use of the over-arching term minority ethnic aimed to be inclusive of that variety. However, terminology changes as societal and systemic understanding grows, therefore within this report we are starting to use the terms “adversely racialised communities”, “racially minoritised/racialised minorities”, and “racialisation” to show that it is systems and structures that do not work for those who are categorised on the basis of “race”, and because of this are sometimes treated differently or disadvantaged. These terms are becoming more widely used across Scottish Government, in line with our acceptance that racism is a structural issue. However, the use of the term ‘minority ethnic’ is still widespread across many Scottish Government policy areas – hence it is still used in places within this report as this understanding of racism and its impact is still developing. We continue to support everyone’s right to self-identify according to the term they relate to or are most comfortable with.

2 When the REF was developed, the preferred terminology was ‘minority ethnic’ – the REF was published in 2016 and therefore the vision, goals and actions of the REF reflect this terminology.

3 Anti-racist policy making: Learning from the first 20 years of Scottish devolution: Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (squarespace.com)

4 This action has been updated to reflect the current work being undertaken by Honours & Protocols.

5 This action has been updated to reflect the significant developments in anti-racism education over the last two years.

6 This action has been changed to reflect that it is the schools' responsibility to decide which languages they offer to their pupils and many will already have selected their L3.

7 This action has been updated to reflect current work on anti-bullying, racism and racist incidents.

8 This action has been updated to reflect current work on anti-bullying, racism and racist incidents.

9 This action has been updated to reflect the current position within Education Workforce.

10 This action has been updated to reflect the current situation in Early Learning & Childhood.

11 This action has changed from the original action, to reflect the Scottish approach to employability.

12 Making It Easy which is referenced in the Race Equality Framework for Scotland 2016 - 2030 was superseded by Making it Easier (A Health Literacy Action Plan for Scotland), published in 2017. Making it Easier runs until 2025. The action has been updated to align with the Expert Reference Group on Covid-19 and Ethnicity recommendation on inclusive public health messaging.

13 This action has been merged with action 26.4 to reflect developments in Health & Social Care. The Healthier Scotland engagement programme has been completed and a summary is available here Creating a healthier Scotland - What matters to you - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Effective engagement must still be a priority across Health & Social Care.

14 This action has been updated to reflect recent developments in Mental Health.

15 The Our Voice framework has now been superseded by the Citizens’ Panel. The membership of the Citizens’ Panel has recently been refreshed to ensure that minority ethnic communities are meaningfully represented within its membership. This action has been updated to reflect the ongoing importance of effective engagement in improving health and social care services.

16 This action has been updated to reflect developments within Health and Social Care.

17 This action has been updated to reflect developments within Health and Social Care.

18 This action has been updated to reflect developments within Health and Social Care.

19 This action has been updated to reflect developments within Health and Social Care.

20 This action has been updated to reflect developments within Health and Social Care

21 Equality Evidence Strategy 2023 to 2025 consultation paper

22 CRER: Anti-racist policy making: Learning from the first 20 years of Scottish devolution, September 2021: 11.

23 Equality Impact Assessment: Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 (www.gov.scot)

24 Prestigious film and TV school to open in Scotland | Creative Scotland

25 rad Scotland returns for third year to support next generation of diverse TV Talent (trcmedia.org)

26 https://www.oscr.org.uk/news/workplace-equality-fund/

27 First year Progress Report 2018-19 : Annex C (www.gov.scot)

28 Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, October 2022: Black and Minority Ethnic Child Poverty in Scotland: A Review of the Local Child Poverty Action Reports 2020/21 accessed at: https://www.crer.org.uk/crer-publications

29 The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Oct 2021, Ethnicity, poverty, and the data in Scotland accessed at: Ethnicity, poverty, and the data in Scotland | JRF

30 https://www.gov.scot/publications/ending-destitution-together-progress-report-year-one-2021-2022/

31 Funding follows the child and the national standard for early learning and childcare providers: operating guidance

32 www.childcarecareersscotland.scot

33 Ethnic group (data.gov.scot)

34 Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS)

35 Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2023. Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2023 - gov.scot

36 For more information on the Ambassador Programme see ‘Developing the Framework in Partnership’ section of the Race Equality Framework for Scotland (2016 to 2030)