Older research projects

The Commission in Scotland has produced or commissioned a wide range of research projects to feed into data capture and analysis at a GB level and also to specifically inform our work in Scotland.

Projects with a specific Scotland element include: 

• Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland (2011) and follow on report (2013)
• Investigating the experience of people trafficked into Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Scotland (2012)
• Improving Local Equality Data (2012)
• The Rehabilitation of Hate Crime Offenders - an International Study (2011)
• Sex and Power Scotland (2011)
• Assessing local authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in Scotland (2010) PDF 
• 'A strong, fair and inclusive national identity': A viewpoint on the Scottish Government’s Outcome 13 (2010); Research report 62 PDF 
• Significant inequalities in Scotland: Identifying significant inequalities and priorities for action (2010); Research report 61 PDF and Executive Summary PDF | Word 
• Building understanding of fairness, equality and good relations in Scotland (2010) PDF
• Looked after children with additional support needs in Scotland - A scoping study PDF 
• Poverty and Inequality in Scotland (2009) PDF  
• Room for Manoeuvre? - The options for addressing immigration-policy divergence between Holyrood and Westminster (May 2009) PDF