Poverty and Inequality Commission principles
The following principles set out how we will work as a Commission. We will be:
Providing independent advice to Scottish Ministers on poverty and inequality; monitoring progress; and proposing solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in Scotland.
The following principles set out how we will work as a Commission. We will be:
Say what is right, not what is easy.
Drive progress and change by providing constructive challenge.
Use evidence, from statistics and from people’s testimony, to inform, scrutinise and monitor progress.
Be visible, accessible and available.
Listen to those who wish to be heard, especially those with expertise and direct lived experience of poverty and inequality
Tackle the stigma and discrimination associated with poverty
Speak up for and amplify the voices of people who are not often heard.
Keep people, their lives, their potential, and their individuality at the centre of what we do.