Introduction to Diversity in the Scottish Court Service
Welcome to the Diversity section of the Scottish Court Service website. This section is here to provide you with information about our approach to Diversity.
The aim of the Scottish Court Service is to help secure ready access to justice for the people of Scotland. To meet this aim, we provide the staff and services required to meet the needs of the Judiciary and court users, and implement the Justice Charter for Scotland. The Justice Charter is part of the government’s Citizen’s Charter programme which aims to improve the standard of public services.
To be able to provide our service to the public as best we can, we must ensure that we treat the diverse range of court visitors fairly and in accordance with their needs. The Scottish Court Service is striving to have a greater awareness of this diversity so that we can be sure that our policies and way we provide our services treat all of Scotland’s communities with fairness.
Currently the Scottish Court Service is using the Diversity Excellence Model to assess and identify areas for improvement in relation to diversity. We hope this model will assist us in achieving our Diversity aims and improve our service to you.
Eleanor Emberson
Chief Executive