Found: To summarise, Women from Black and minority ethnic groups experience racism in several different

Found: When I say “conditions”, I have been shocked to hear about the amount of racism that staff experience

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help tackle far-right extremism in Scotland.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

The past weeks have been frightening for many of our communities in Scotland, in particular for Muslims. I will never forget hearing from a young woman who has asked to work from home indefinitely because she is so afraid to be in a city centre, in Scotland, in 2024, wearing the hijab. That is intolerable and cannot - and will not - be accepted.

So I do not share the complacency of some that Scotland has no issues around racism and Islamophobia to address.

The UK Government and Scotland Office are determined to play our part in defeating hate. I am grateful to the civil society and voluntary organisations throughout our communities whose efforts are so vital in supporting that endeavour, and to Police Scotland for their work in keeping us safe.

While I am confident that the true values of this country are best reflected by millions of decent, law abiding people who cherish our neighbours and will not be divided, we must acknowledge that mosques, synagogues and other buildings used by a range of faith communities in Scotland have had to take advantage of Home Office funding for security. Their need to do so shames us all and we will not rest until those responsible for violent disorder are brought to justice and everyone, of every faith and background, feels equally safe.

This government will continue to promote unity and solidarity across the diverse communities that so enrich life in Scotland and the United Kingdom and bring to justice all those engaged in thuggery and violent disorder.

Found: and encourages employers through guidance, case studies and advice to address racial inequality and racism

Found: 2015 - 2025, provides a framework for Government departments to tackle racial inequalities, eradicate racism

Found: One manager told us: “There is a lack of confidence in people asking questions about racism and discrimination

Found: www.mind.org.uk/about -us/our -strategy/becoming -a-truly -anti -racist - organisation/facts -and -figures -about- racism

Found: for it and we must stand resolutely against senseless violence, intimidation and - let’s be blunt - racism

Found: intersectional approach points to the highly racialised nature of poverty and criminalisation: i nstitutional racism

Found: Engagement with other bodies and organisations We hosted visits from the European Commission on Racism

Found: Forward Together people and culture programme, which includes further action on developing an anti-racism

Found: Forward Together people and culture programme, which includes further action on developing an anti-racism

Found: Understanding others, recognising their value and behaving accordingly.We have zero tolerance toward racism

Found: using physical force inappropriately against prisoners, and staff and prisoners reported witnessing racism

Found: using physical force inappropriately against prisoners, and staff and prisoners reported witnessing racism

Found: One manager told us: “There is a lack of confidence in people asking questions about racism and discrimination

Found: establishing a State order in any way based on these concepts or opinions (Article 78), regionalism or racism

Found: from others that would enhance the available data on these topics: • Sleep • Social media • Racism

Found: groups with respect to uniform and clothing policy, and to consider how a whole-school approach to anti-racism

Found: Anti-Racism in Education Programme Board minutes: 28 February 2024

Found: Executive of NHS Scotland and Director General for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government, said : “Racism

Found: This framework sets out the Scottish Government’s approach to promoting race equality and tackling racism

Found: access, experience and outcomes for individuals and groups experiencing socio -economic inequalities, racism

Found: Anti-racism: Cabinet Secretary's statement

Found: This includes marginalised groups who experience discrimination, racism or exclusion (social, political

Found: up to date messaging within existing training and relevant information on equality including anti -racism

Found: changes, or for those people who are an ethnic minority, there will be a huge wealth gap from decades of racism

Found: review; , the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, the Additional Support for Learning Action Plan; the Anti -Racism

Found: lWorking with partners across the public and third sectors to embed anti‑racism and advance the Race

Found: Anti-Racism in Education Programme Board minutes: 1 February 2024

Found: Rishma Maini) as it may be helpful to the work being done around racialised health inequality and anti-racism

Found: Museums should ensure anti -racism is embedded in their workplaces and public spaces. 3.

Found: (1)(b)] • [redacted – out of scope] • Some pro -Palestinian groups have been joining in anti -racism

Found: Our team’s focus is on strategic anti -racism and developing anti -racism infrastructure.

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Found: As part of our wider Anti-Racism in Education Programme ambitions, we have further supported this work

Found: from having legitimate concerns, those indulging in these mindless acts were doing so from a place of racism

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21297 by Emma Roddick on 25 September 2023, which of the recommendations that were made by the expert group to "measure, track and evaluate progress made in eradicating racism in Scotland' it has followed.

Answered by Stewart, Kaukab - Minister for Equalities

The Scottish Government is determined to play our part in eradicating racism, inequality and injustice – and in building a better, fairer world.

On the recommendation of the Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group to Develop National Anti-Racism Infrastructure (AIGG), a public procurement process has commenced to identify a host organisation for the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS). The tender process closed on the 2nd September and tenders are currently being evaluated. The contract award is scheduled to take place at the end of October and the contract will commence in January 2025.

AROS will support the development of a detailed workplan to track and measure progress being made with the Scottish Government’s antiracism commitments, including relevant Key Performance Indicators. Working in partnership with partners, including third sector organisations and communities, AROS will develop robust governance and accountability mechanisms to ensure effective oversight of the workplan and strategic objectives that will drive anti-racism change.