Racial Inequality in Scotland: State of the Nation Volume 1 Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, November 2025

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Racial Inequality in Scotland: State of the Nation – Volume 1 collates a substantial number of evidence sources into one searchable document.

Its chapters are not designed to be read consecutively. Rather, this publication should provide a flexible reference guide for developing effective interventions, policies, services and campaigns to tackle structural racism in Scotland.

This publication can be used to inform:

Policy development at organisational, local and national levels
Service design
Legislative developments
Performance of the Scottish Specific Public Sector Equality Duties, in particular mainstreaming, equality outcomes and equality impact assessments
Community engagement
Anti-racism plans, both for employers and service providers
Anti-racist activism, campaigning and lobbying

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Find out more about CRER and their work at https://www.crer.org.uk/