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Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 sets out a ‘public sector equality duty’ focused around eliminating discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people with specific ‘protected characteristics’ (i.e. demographic attributes), as defined in the Act.

In Scotland, the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 requires public bodies to assess, consult and monitor the likely significant impacts of their plans, programmes or strategies on the environment.

Section 1 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 requires the Scottish Ministers to consider whether policies have impacts on children and young people and to assess what further action is required to ensure compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Section 1 of the Equalities Act 2010 places a responsibility on public bodies to actively consider how they can reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socioeconomic disadvantage. The duty focuses on socio-economic inequality issues such as low income, low wealth, and area deprivation.

The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 seeks to increase economic prosperity for island communities. Section 13 of the Act requires the Scottish Ministers to undertake an Island Communities Impact Assessment where a plan or strategy is likely to have significantly different effects on an island community than other communities.

This report highlights analysis of the 1,221 responses received during the consultation on the draft National Transport Strategy, which was launched on 31 July 2019.

The consultation report sets out the range of consultation activities that has been undertaken and how views have been taken into account during the development of the National Transport Strategy. This fulfils the requirements in the Transport (Scotland) Act to report on the consultation process.

The National Transport Strategy sets out an ambitious vision for Scotland’s transport system for the next 20 years.

Annual performance statistics in responding to both Major and Minor planning applications within the appropriate timescales

The rationale for improvements to road, rail, public transport and active travel on key strategic corridors in the South West of Scotland