Question reference: S5W-08347
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 March 2017
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 April 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government which projects it funds to tackle hate crime and prejudice; what criteria it uses to determine which projects to support, and what analysis it carries out of their effectiveness.
Answer
The Scottish Government funds a number of projects which help to tackle hate crime and prejudice, and these are listed online at: https://beta.gov.scot/publications/equality-funding-2016-2017/. Bids to the Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund are assessed in relation to the criteria contained in the guidance for bids. Funding applications must relate to specific outcomes (for example, people covered by hate crime legislation to experience lower levels of hate crime) and funded projects are required to submit progress reports every six months to demonstrate the impact their work is having for intended beneficiaries.