Scottish Attainment Challenge - 2018-2022: equality impact assessment

Conclusion

The EQIA process for the Scottish Attainment Challenge for 2016 – 2021/22 did not identify indirect or direct discrimination through the policy intention and identified a number of actions being taken to ensure that the Attainment Challenge does not directly or indirectly, unlawfully discriminate (refer to key findings).

This EQIA analysis will be kept under regular review, with any new data or evidence analysed as it becomes available to monitor the on-going impact of the Attainment Challenge on protected characteristics.

Further, a refresh of the Scottish Attainment Challenge to be launched for session 2022/23 has been announced and a new EQIA will be completed as part of the process. Input from a range of partners and stakeholders will continue to form the basis of our approach going forward.