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The links are divided up in accordance with the main equality and diversity themes.
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Age:

Age Concern
Children in Scotland

Employers’ Forum on Age

Help the Aged

Save the Children

Disability:

4DP- For Disabled People

Advocacy Safeguards Agency. (ASA)
Alliance for Inclusive Education

British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Capability Scotland
Communication Matters.
Connects: the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Portal.
Cornerstone Community Care
Direct Payments Scotland

Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Employers’ Forum on Disability
ENABLE
Equal Say.
Glasgow Learning Disability Partnership
Key Housing Association
Mencap
Mental Health Foundation.
National Autistic Society
The National Network for for the Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities (NNPCPLD)
PAMIS
People First.
Quarriers.
Respond
The Richmond Fellowship.
‘The same as you?’
Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability.
Scottish Human Services Trust (SHS)
Scottish Independent Advocacy Association.
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
The Scottish Society for Autism.
Scottish Spina Bifida Association.
Sense Scotland.
Values into Action.

Relevant Legislation:

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act, 2000.
Disability Discrimination Act, 1995.
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act, 2003.
The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act, 2003.
The Race Relations Act (1976)
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act. (2000)
The Race Regulations 2003.
The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act. 2001.

Consultations and Reports:

A Map of Independent Advocacy across Scotland, 2003-2004 edition. January 2004.
A New Public Involvement Structure for NHS Scotland. March 2003.
Fair for All. December 2001.
Fair Enough? Fair For All Progress Report: Analysis of Race Equality Schemes and Fair For All Action Plans, November 2003.
Home at last? Report of the short-life working group on Hospital Closure and Service Reprovision.2003.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, Quality Indicators: Learning Disabilities, February 2004.
Our National Health: a Plan for Action, a Plan for Change. January 2001
Partnership for Care: Scotland’s Health White Paper. February 2003.
Patient Focus, Public Involvement. December 2001
Promoting Health, Supporting Inclusion. The national review of the contribution of all nurses and midwives to the care and support of people with learning disabilities. July 2002
Report of the Inspection of Scottish Borders Council Social Work Services for People Affected by Learning Disabilities. April 2004
Investigations into Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders Services for People with Learning Disabilities:
Joint Statement from the Mental Welfare Commission and the Social Work Services Inspectorate. April 2004
Report of the Cross-Party Working Group on Religious Hatred, 2002

The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report

Working for a Change. Report of the short-life working group on Employment. The same as you? National Implementation Group. 2003.

Gender Equality:

Engender

Fawcett Society
International Centre for the Study of Violence and Abuse
Low Pay Commission
Opportunity Now
Rights of Women
Women and Equality Unit
Womens National Commission
General health charities:
Alzheimer Scotland – Action on Dementia
Arthritis Care

British Heart Foundation

Cancer Research UK

Epilepsy Action Scotland

General equalities websites:

Equality & Diversity Forum

Forum on Discrimination

Scottish Civic Forum

SCVO Equalities Website

Scottish Executive Equality Unit

Scottish Human Rights Centre

Scottish Refugee Council

Professional and statutory bodies:

Association of Directors of Social Work
Care Commission
Care in Scotland
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Scottish Social Services Council.

Race Equality:

Black Information Link
The Black Presence in Britain

Campaign Against Racism and Fascism

CERES (Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland)
European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

European Network Against Racism

Guardian Unlimited Race Equality

Independent Race and Refugee News Network

The National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minorities.
Race for Opportunity – Business in the Community
Runnymede Trust
Show Racism the Red Card

Religion and Spirituality:

Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia Today

The Bahai Community of Great Britain.

Board of Deputies of British Jews.

BBC Religions Website

Buddha Net

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

Church of Scotland

Hinduism

Humanist Society of Scotland

Islamic Foundation

India Divine

The Inter Faith Council of the United Kingdom

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Judaism

The Methodist Church

Multi Faith Net

The Muslim Council of Britain

National Secular Society

One Scotland, Many Cultures

Orthodox Judaism

Reform Judaism

Scottish Catholic Media Office.

Scottish Episcopal Church

Scottish Interfaith Council

Sikhism

World Congress of Faiths

Research:

Central Research Unit
Chief Scientist Office
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
National Centre for Social Research

Sexuality:

Beyond Barriers
Equality Network
Outright Scotland

Stonewall

Work-Life Balance:

DTI Work Life Balance
Employers for Work
The Work Foundation