UK Statutory Instrument SI 2012 Scotland

Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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Enforced by
EHRC
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 9 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Duty to report progress on mainstreaming the equality duty Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must publish progress reports on equality dutyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.004 Duty to publish equality outcomes and report progress Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must publish equality outcomes and report progressCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 Duty to assess and review policies and practices Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must assess and review policies for equality impactCrown / Minister / Government department
s.006 Duty to gather and use employee information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must gather and report employee equality informationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Duty to publish gender pay gap information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must publish gender pay gap informationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Duty to publish statements on equal pay, etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must publish equal pay and occupational segregation statementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009 Duty to consider award criteria and conditions in relation to public procurement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed authorities must consider equality criteria in Scottish procurementCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Duty to publish in a manner that is accessible, etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Publish equality information in accessible formats via existing reporting channelsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Duty of the Scottish Ministers to publish proposals to enable better performance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must publish proposals and progress reports on equality dutyCrown / Minister / Government department
13 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Further listed authorities
s.002 Further listed authority: ILF Scotland
s.002 Further listed authority: Scottish National Investment Bank p.l.c.
s.002 Further listed authority: South of Scotland Enterprise
s.002 Further listed authority: Environmental Standards Scotland
s.002 Further listed authority: Community Justice Scotland
s.002 Further listed authority: Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
s.002 Further listed authority: Zero Waste Scotland Limited
s.006 Use of member information
s.008 Publication under regulations 7 and 8
s.011 Duty to consider other matters

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.