Fund

Objectives

EQUALITY BUDGET FUNDING:

1 JULY 2019 – 30 JUNE 2020

• A reduction in discrimination against people who share protected characteristics
• Reduced levels of hate crime
• Increased community participation, engagement and community cohesion
• Addressing imbalances in representation in all aspects and levels of public life

EQUALITY BUDGET FUNDING – VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS:

1 JULY 2019 – 30 JUNE 2020

• Societal understanding of gender based violence is increased and tolerance of it is decreased (leading to a reduction in violence and abuse experienced by women and children, and an increase in positive gender norms and expectations)
• Service providers have increased understanding of all forms of gender based violence, and work effectively together to address these issues through the provision of appropriate, high quality services
• The harmful effects of gender based violence experienced by women and children are reduced by early intervention and their safety and wellbeing needs are better met by effective service provision
• Interventions, service design and service delivery are improved as a result of the participation of women and children affected by gender based violence

COVID-19 SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND: 2020-21

• To support vulnerable individuals and those in need, to help communities respond to the needs and challenges they are experiencing, and protect the wellbeing of the people of Scotland.

EQUALITY BUDGET FUNDING, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS:

1 JULY 2020 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

• Societal understanding of gender based violence is increased and tolerance of it is decreased (leading to a reduction in violence and abuse experienced by women and children, and an increase in positive gender norms and expectations)
• Service providers have increased understanding of all forms of gender based violence, and work effectively together to address these issues through the provision of appropriate, high quality services
• The harmful effects of gender based violence experienced by women and children are reduced by early intervention and their safety and wellbeing needs are better met by effective service provision
• Interventions, service design and service delivery are improved as a result of the participation of women and children affected by gender based violence

EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND:

1 OCTOBER 2021-30 SEPTEMBER 2024

• People have greater awareness of their human rights and how to access them;
• People with protected characteristics have increased access to remedy where their rights have not been upheld
• People with protected characteristics have increased participation in public life;
• People with protected characteristics have increased influence in decisions that affect them;
• Actors in civil society increasingly use Scotland’s domestic and international equality and human rights framework to influence and effect change

EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND:

1 OCTOBER 2022-31 MARCH 2023

1 APRIL 2023-31 MARCH 2024

• People have greater awareness of their human rights and how to access them;
• People with protected characteristics have increased participation in public life;
• People with protected characteristics have increased influence in decisions that affect them;
• The Scottish Government has better access to data and depth of information about the experiences of people with protected characteristics;
• Public services increasingly embed equality and human rights in their strategic planning and their day-to-day functions
• The experience of people with protected characteristics is increasingly used to inform the policy and practice of public bodies

DELIVERING EQUALLY SAFE: OCTOBER 2021 – SEPTEMBER 2023

DELIVERING EQUALLY SAFE:

1 OCTOBER 2022 – 31 MARCH 2023

DELIVERING EQUALLY SAFE:

1 APRIL 2023 – 31 MARCH 2024

• Women and children affected by violence are identified (early)
• Women and children’s safety needs are met
• Women and children’s wider wellbeing needs are met
• Fewer people adhere to gender stereotypes
• People have increased understanding of all forms of VAWG (causes, consequences, and appropriate responses)
• Power, decision-making and material resources are distributed more equally between men and women.
• Tolerance of VAWG is reduced and people are more likely to recognise and challenge it
• Perpetrators are identified early
• Perpetrators are supported to change their behaviour
• Perpetrators are sanctioned / held to account
• Violence against women and girls is reduced / eradicated
• Negative impacts on women and children who have been affected by violence are reduced / eradicated