Discrimination - FOI Response Register

1. How many complaints of each of the following types of discrimination were reported to your organisation in 2021, 2022 and 2023:
   1. Disability discrimination
   2. Race or ethnicity discrimination
   3. Sexual orientation discrimination

Zero for all of the above

2. How many complaints were reported to your organisation about discrimination related to a person’s HIV status in:
   1. 2021
   2. 2022
   3. 2023

Zero for all of the above

3. If HIV-related discrimination complaints were reported to your organisation, how many of the following incidents were reported?
   1. Refusal of a service after HIV status was shared.
   2. Failure to make reasonable adjustments for a person’s HIV status.
   3. Harassment related to a person’s HIV status.
   4. Use of an organisational policy that discriminated against a person based on their HIV status.
   5. Another kind of HIV discrimination incident.

Zero for all of the above

4. If HIV-related discrimination complaints were reported to your organisation, were they reported by?
   1. Members of the public.
   2. Employees of your organisation

N/A

5. If HIV-related discrimination complaints were reported to your organisation, how many complaints were upheld?

N/A

6. Does your organisation have a policy to deal with incidents of HIV discrimination reported to them at a strategic level? If so, could you explain what the policy is or attach a copy of said policy?

The board has several policies that would cover this – see web link attached https://www.nhsshetland.scot/directory/1/policies-procedures-and-strategies

It would very much depend on how this was reported to ensure the correct policy is followed.