Question reference: S4W-29207
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 January 2016
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Current status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 January 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what input it had to the 2015 UK state party report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; whether it consulted minority ethnic communities in relation to such input, and whether it will publish its submission.
Answer
The UK Government is responsible for providing the state party report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Scottish Government provided an update to the UK Government in relation to the race equality work being carried out. It did not formally consult on this update. However the input was informed by its on-going work around race equality, including dialogue with communities, and drew on the relevant available data and information. The Scottish Government has no plans to publish its contribution to the UK report.
The Scottish Government has focused on an extensive programme of engagement throughout 2015 as part of developing a new race equality framework for Scotland. The race equality framework document will be published in 2016.