these aims, where required to provide information on A new condition of funding for RFOs was relevant to funding engagement and access for people with instigated in 2016, and all funded organisations criteria protected characteristics and are assessed now have to submit EDI Action Plans. on this. This is also embedded in the new RFO round for All Regular Funding applicants were funding 2018-21. assessed and rated on their plans to address Equalities and Diversity. Provide equality All staff involved in funding assessments This is ONGOING. assessment training to and decision panels have undertaken all staff involved in Unconscious Bias training in 2014. Unconscious Bias training has been provided for funding all assessors in 2017. >60% of all staff have The EDI Review in 2015 will lead to further now undertaken Unconscious Bias training. equalities training for all Creative Scotland staff to ensure a consistent and informed A comprehensive EDI training programme is approach to mainstreaming EDI. being devised for delivery in 2017/18, with regular refresher courses. Improve monitoring, We have identified consistent and Disclosure rates continue to improve. data collection and comprehensive data collection as a priority analysis to identify for CS and this is included in the EDI All internal and external monitoring forms have gaps and opportunities Review in 2015. been reviewed across the organisation for for mainstreaming, Annual Return forms for funded consistency and language etc. including protected organisations and applicant (individual and characteristics of organisation) monitoring forms and end of Guidance on data gathering, monitoring and sexual orientation and project reporting are being reviewed, to analysis has been provided to Regularly Funded transgender include tracking of applicants and awardees Organisations. with protected characteristics. We aim for a
these aims, where relevant to funding criteria required to provide information on engagement and access for people with protected characteristics and are assessed on this. All Regular Funding applicants were assessed and rated on their plans to address Equalities and Diversity. A new condition of funding for RFOs was instigated in 2016, and all funded organisations now have to submit EDI Action Plans. This is also embedded in the new RFO round for funding 2018-21. Provide equality assessment training to all staff involved in funding All staff involved in funding assessments and decision panels have undertaken Unconscious Bias training in 2014. The EDI Review in 2015 will lead to further equalities training for all Creative Scotland staff to ensure a consistent and informed approach to mainstreaming EDI. This is ONGOING. Unconscious Bias training has been provided for all assessors in 2017. >60% of all staff have now undertaken Unconscious Bias training. A comprehensive EDI training programme is being devised for delivery in 2017/18, with regular refresher courses. Improve monitoring, data collection and analysis to identify gaps and opportunities for mainstreaming, including protected characteristics of sexual orientation and transgender We have identified consistent and comprehensive data collection as a priority for CS and this is included in the EDI Review in 2015. Annual Return forms for funded organisations and applicant (individual and organisation) monitoring forms and end of project reporting are being reviewed, to include tracking of applicants and awardees with protected characteristics. We aim for a Disclosure rates continue to improve. All internal and external monitoring forms have been reviewed across the organisation for consistency and language etc. Guidance on data gathering, monitoring and analysis has been provided to Regularly Funded Organisations.
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