Scotland's public authorities were subject to ten additional specific duties imposed by the Scottish Government under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, which became effective on 27 May 2012. Like the English and Welsh authorities, they must collect and use information about their employees (see Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties)(Scotland) Regulations 2012 Regulation 6) and, similarly to the equality objectives, define and publicise equality outcomes, of which they think that they help them to better implement the general duty to comply with the principle of equal treatment (see (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Regulation 4).

They should also submit a progress report showing that the general equality duty has become an essential element in the execution of their functions, which should also enable them to better comply with it Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties)(Scotland) Regulations 2012 Regulation 3. They should also provide information on prevailing wage inequalities and give statements on how they intend to overcome them Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties)(Scotland) Regulations 2012 Regulation 7 and 8.

All of Scotland's specific duties can be found in the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties)(Scotland) Regulations 2012.