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chapter twelve departmental action plans
Background
12.1 The following pages set out action plans for the promotion of disability equality across Scottish Executive departments and agencies.
12.2 Some work has been done to show how departmental action reflects the involvement of disabled people. However, we recognise that we do not yet have in place an effective structure for involving disabled people in a meaningful and appropriate way in identifying and prioritising departmental action in relation to disability. Our work on involvement of disabled people has certainly helped to shape some of the content of the departmental plans and has helped some departments or agencies to prioritise their work (see chapter 3 for a full discussion of our work on involvement of disabled people). But the influence has been inconsistent and has not yet become embedded in the Scottish Executive's work. We will take action to address this and have set out in chapter 4 our plans for strengthening involvement and engagement, both in the immediate term and over the duration of the scheme.
Structure of the action plans
12.3 The action plans first describe what the department or agency does. They then go on to list the key policy areas in which disability equality will be taken forward and provide a statement of the departments' objectives for the advancement of disability equality. Specific actions are then listed with expected outcomes, timescales and where the responsibility lies for delivering.
12.4 The action plans then go on to describe specific activities which departments are delivering in relation to the six parts of the general duty and how they will develop their approach to the further involvement of disabled people.
Coverage
Departments
Development | Health |
Education | Justice |
Enterprise Transport and Lifelong Learning | Office of the Permanent Secretary |
Environment and Rural Affairs | Finance and Central Services |
Crown Office | |
Agencies
12.5 Some agencies are included within the action plan of their sponsoring department, and some have produced action plans of their own. The National Archives and the Registers of Scotland have produced their own schemes, and the Scottish Courts Service and Scottish Prisons Service have produced associate schemes (see paragraphs 1.11-1.14 in chapter 1).
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