Consultation Responses and Parliamentary Briefings
Here we publish our responses to Scottish and UK Government consultations, and briefings we have prepared for parliamentarians in advance of debates or votes.
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Engender Briefing: Scotland Bill
Aug 28, 2015: A briefing on the Scotland Bill before report stage.
Date of publication: August 2015.
womensrights devolutionEngender Submission to the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee Call for Evidence on the UK Government's Scotland Bill
Aug 17, 2015: Engender welcomes the Devolution Committee’s focus on the contents of the Scotland Bill (the Bill), and the opportunity to submit our views. We have monitored the progression of the legislation from the publication of the draft clauses and UK government command paper, and due to undue speed, lack of transparency and lack of scrutiny, there have been limited avenues to raise our concerns.
Date of publication: August 2015.
Women's and Equalities Sector Joint Statement to MPs on Proposed Amendment to the Scotland Bill: Abortion (NC56)
Jul 6, 2015: A joint statement from Engender, Scottish Women's Aid, Rape Crisis Scotland, Zero Tolerance, Close the Gap, NUS Scotland, Scottish TUC, Abortion Rights Scotland Committee, Abortion Rights, YWCA - the young women's campaign, Amnesty International, Human Rights Consortium Scotland, and Scottish Women's Convention on a proposed amendment to the Scotland Bill.
Date of publication: July 2015.
abortion health devolutionEngender Parliamentary Briefing: Welfare Reform Committee Debate on Welfare Reform and the Smith Commission
Dec 19, 2014: A briefing paper for MSPs in advance of the Welfare Reform Committee debate on welfare reform and the Smith Commission on 18 December 2014.
Date of publication: December 2014.
austerity socialsecurity poverty devolutionEngender Submission to the Smith Commission
Oct 30, 2014: Engender's submission to the Smith Commission on additional powers for the Scottish Parliament.
Date of publication: October 2014.
indyref devolutionEngender Briefing on the Smith Commission
Oct 8, 2014: A short briefing paper on the Smith Commission on further devolution to the Scottish Parliament.
Date of publication: October 2014.
indyref devolutionDownloads
Engender Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Social Security in Scotland Engender welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on social security in Scotland.
Engender response to the Scottish Government consultation on A Human Rights Bill for Scotland Engender welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland.
Gender Matters Manifesto: Twenty for 2016 This manifesto sets out measures that, with political will, can be taken over the next parliamentary term in pursuit of these goals.
What's Next? Women's Equality in Scotland 20 Years After the Beijing Platform for Action It is twenty years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was negotiated at the fourth world conference on women convened by the United Nations in China.
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