Draft Budget Scrutiny 2018-19
The Equalities and Human Rights Committee will be considering the Scottish Government’s budget for the financial year 2018 – 2019. We’d like to hear from people about the impact of budgetary decisions on the protection and advancement of equalities and human rights.
Background
In previous years, Committee budget reports have been prepared following the Draft Budget. This year the Committee is taking a different approach and publishing its report in advance of the Draft Budget. Given that there is likely to be limited time following the budget publication in future years, the Committee has agreed to prepare its main budget report in advance of the budget publication. In taking this approach, the budget report will not be commenting on budget allocations but will seek to inform budget decisions in advance of these allocations being announced.
What we need your help with
CALL FOR VIEWS IS NOW CLOSED.
It would be helpful to know—
Do you consider that the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2017-18 reflected its stated priorities (as set out in the National Performance Framework,
- If not, how could the budget be adjusted to better reflect priorities?
If additional resources become available for the 2018-19 budget, how could these be most effectively deployed?
- What evidence supports your views?
If further savings are required to be identified in the 2018-19 budget, where should these be found?
- What evidence supports your views?
Is sufficient information available to support scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s budget on the protection and advancement of equalities and human rights?
- If not, what additional information would help support budget scrutiny?
What impact has the 2017-18 budget had on supporting the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), which is to—
- "Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other prohibited conduct
- Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not
- Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not."
Also, you may wish to cover in your response the new tax and social security powers devolved to Scotland.
Submissions Received
Responses from local authorities
Supplementary Evidence
Committee Report
The Committee published the report of its findings and recommendation on Sunday 10 December 2017-
Government Response
The Scottish Government responded to the Committee's report on 25 January 2018-
Correspondence
Equalities and Human Rights Committee sent letters to all Local Authorities in Scotland on budgeting and equalities and human rights levers.
- Letter to Aberdeen City Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Aberdeenshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Angus Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Argyll and Bute Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to City of Edinburgh Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Clackmannanshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Comhairle nan Eilean Sair Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Dumfries and Galloway Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Dundee City Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to East Ayrshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to East Dunbartonshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to East Lothian Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to East Renfrewshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Falkirk Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Fife Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Glasgow City Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Highland Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Inverclyde Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Midlothian Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Moray Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to North Ayrshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to North Lanarkshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Orkney Islands Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Perth and Kinross Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Renfrewshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Scottish Border Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Shetland Islands Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to South Ayrshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to South Lanarkshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to Stirling Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to West Dunbartonshire Council, 15 February 2018
- Letter to West Lothian Council, 15 February 2018