FOI Request - EIA on Supporting Trans Pupil Guidance

Request 101003747933

1. Copies of any Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs) conducted by or for schools under your Council’s jurisdiction regarding the Supporting Transgender Young People in Schools: Guidance for Scottish Schools (https://www.gov.scot/publications/suppor...), since its publication in 2021, focusing on impacts on pupils with the following protected characteristics: Religion or Belief (including gender-critical beliefs), Disability and Age.

2. If no such EQIAs exist, please confirm whether the Council has advised schools to conduct them since 2021.

Response 04-04-2025

1. Moray Council's Education Service circulated the Scottish Government's Supporting Transgender Young People in Schools: Guidance for Scottish Schools to all schools in Moray. No IIA has been identified. Further INCLUDE Guidance is being developed for Moray Schools to cover supporting young people in schools which will supplement this guidance.

2. Schools are advised.