We want Scotland's forests to be available to everyone, whether they are visitors, volunteers, staff or community groups. We are committed to advancing equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and fostering good relations between people from different groups. On this page, you can read about the work we have undertaken to achieve this.

Our annual equality monitoring reports

Each year, we publish reports that detail what we have done to meet the obligations set out in equality, diversity and inclusion legislation.

Forestry Commission Scotland

Read Forestry Commission Scotland's Equality Monitoring Report for the year 2016-2017 (PDF 2.6MB)

Forestry Commission Scotland is the agency that regulates the forest industries in Scotland.

Forest Enterprise Scotland

Read Forest Enterprise Scotland's Equality Monitoring Report for the year 2016-2017 (PDF 2.8MB)

Forest Enterprise Scotland is the agency that runs Scotland's national forests on behalf of the people of Scotland.

 

 

Our annual gender pay gap report

We also publish an annual report on the differences in average pay between all men and women in our workforce.

Read the Forestry Commission's Gender Pay Gap Report for the year 2016-2017 (PDF 372KB)

This report covers all of the Forestry Commission's agencies and agencies across the UK.

Strategy and objectives

### What to include? Forestry England have gone with Objectives and Progress only: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission/about/equality-and-diversity#strategy-and-objectives ###

Equality analysis and consultation

Equality Impact Assessments are a way of understanding the impact of changes that may affect our workforce or members of the public.

By completing an Equality Impact Assessment we can ensure we

• are able to deliver a first class service that meets the needs of our customers
• are aware of and understand the communities we serve
• encourage new customers from diverse backgrounds to use our services
• meet the obligations of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation

We know it’s important to talk to people who do, or might, use our services to deliver the best and most inclusive services that we can. Read our Equality Impact Assessment guidance (PDF 562KB).

Contact us

For more information on our approach to equality and diversity, contact our Equality and Diversity Manager:

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• Telephone: 0300 067 5326