Corporate documents
Read policies, reports and plans about the climate, Equalities, diversity and inclusion, and collections.
AI statement
AI Statement (Word document) (62 KB; 3 pages) — May 2025
Climate and sustainability
Climate Action Plan (Word document) (126KB; 45 pages)
Public Sector Sustainability Report 2019-2020 (PDF) (310 KB; 19 pages) — October 2020
Sustainability Policy (Word document) (82 KB; 8 pages) — January 2024
Sustainability Report 2023-2024 (Word document) (848 KB; 12 pages) — December 2024
Sustainability Report 2022-2023 (Word document) (2.1 MB; 12 pages) — January 2024
Sustainability Report 2021-2022 (Word document) (175 KB; 13 pages) — May 2023
Sustainability Report 2020-21 (PDF) (625 KB; 17 pages) — February 2022
Collections policies
Access Policy (Word document) (83 KB; 8 pages) — October 2023
Collection Management Policy 2021 (PDF) (211 KB; 8 pages)
Collection Development Policy 2023 (Word document) (139 KB; 65 pages)
Cultural Restitution and Spoliation Policy 2023 (Word document) (84.3 KB; 9 pages)
Deaccessioning and Disposals Policy 2022 (Word document) (81 KB; 9 pages)
Digitisation Selection Guide (Word document) (60.1 KB; 6 pages)
Records Management Plan (PDF) (136 KB; 25 pages) — December 2016
Research Review 2022-23 (PDF) (1.02 MB; 16 pages)
Sensitivity Appraisal Framework 2023 (Word document) (115 KB; 32 pages)
Complaints reports
Annual complaint summary report 2023-2024 (Word document) (68 KB; 2 pages)
Annual complaint summary report 2022-2023 (Word document) (68 KB; 2 pages)
Content
Digital Preservation Policy (Word document) (99 KB; 22 pages) — September 2023
Gaelic Language Plan in English and Gaelic:
Gaelic Language Plan (PDF) (499 KB; 25 pages)
Plana Gàidhlig (PDF) (500 KB; 26 pages)
Social Media Policy (PDF) (156 KB; 3 pages) — February 2022
Takedown Policy (PDF) (44 KB; 2 pages) — May 2018
Equality impact assessment forms
Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) Forms — 2022 to June 2024
Events and exhibitions EqIA June 2023 (Word document) (171 KB; 44 pages)
Events and exhibitions EqIA December 2023 (Word document) (73 KB; 12 pages)
Internal Process EqIA June 2024 (Word document) (72.9 KB; 12 pages)
Internal processes EqIA December 2023 (Word document) (113 KB; 38 pages)
Internal processes EqIA June 2023 (Word document) (170 KB; 55 pages)
Policies EqIA June 2024 (Word document) (131 KB; 42 pages)
Policies EqIA December 2023 (Word document) (174 KB; 51 pages)
Policies EqIA June 2023 (Word document) (212 KB; 75 pages)
Projects EqIA June 2024 (Word document) (84.5 KB; 19 pages)
Projects EqIA June 2023 (Word document) (108 KB; 13 pages)
Public engagements EqIA December 2023 (Word document) (80 KB; 17 pages)
Services EqIA June 2024 (Word document) (105 KB; 24 pages)
Services EqIA December 2023 (Word document) (172 KB; 36 pages)
Services EqIA June 2023 (Word document) (280 KB; 56 pages)
Equalities mainstreaming and outcomes reports
Equalities Mainstreaming Progress Report April 2023 (Word document) (889 KB; 89 pages)
Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report — April 2021:
Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 1 (PDF) (296 KB; 22 pages)
Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 2 (PDF) (237 KB; 27 pages)
Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 3 (PDF) (524 KB; 22 pages)
Gender pay gap reports
Gender pay gap report 2019 (PDF) (102 KB; 4 pages)
Gender pay gap report 2018 (PDF) (96 KB; 3 pages)
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy 2025 (Word document) (16 pages; 365KB)
Library plan
Library Plan 2021-2022 (PDF) (2.62 MB; 38 pages)
Library Plan 2020-2021 (PDF) (2.22 MB; 35 pages)
Library Plan 2019-2020 (PDF) (1 MB; 34 pages)
People
Assistance and emotional support animal policy (Word document) (351 KB; 8 pages) — April 2025
Safeguarding Policy (Word document) (86 KB; 12 pages) — February 2024
Security Policy (Word document) (102 KB; 7 pages) — updated February 2024