ScotStat Network of Local Government and Public Body Analysts

Equalities Data Workshop

Fairways House, Inverness, 17th February 2009

What you said you wanted from today

1. Find out about sources of equality data

2. Advice on monitoring sensitive equality strands e.g. religion and sexual orientation

3. Advice about when to ask service users for equality data

10.00 Welcome and Introductions

Presentations: Legal duties

National data availability

Scottish Government Research

Small group discussions about local data availability, data gaps, problems, priorities

11.15 Coffee break

Whole group discussion around possible solutions

Presentation: The Scottish Government harmonised survey agenda

Discussion

Individual action planning

Team Quiz

13.00 End of workshop

All information from today will be put on the Network’s website:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat/analystsnetwork

Register your interest in Equalities Statistics on the ScotStat register to be kept informed of developments:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat/Intro

Contact us:Social Justice Analysis Team:

Amy Wilson 0131 244 7571Ruth Whatling 0131 244 0427Shona Rennie 0131 244 7371

Statistical Support for Public Bodies:Sara Grainger 0131 244 0329

Social-justice-analysis@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Analysts.Network@scotland.gsi.gov.uk