The Scottish Government has set a National Outcome to tackle the most significant inequalities in Scottish society. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently completed research that will help with the process of identifying what the most significant inequalities in Scotland are and will inform discussion on the best way to tackle them.

Significant Inequalities in Scotland offers:

• suggested tests for deciding when an inequality is ‘significant’
• a list of significant inequalities, organised and measured using the Commission’s Equality Measurement Framework (EMF)
• a process for deciding on priorities for action.

The final agreed list of significant inequalities is:

• Opportunities and resources
• Poverty and low income.
• Access to services.
• Employment.
• Education.
• Health.
• Attitudes and awareness
• Discrimination, social exclusion and lack of participation.
• Targeted violence and safety (physical security).