Publication - Impact assessment

Coronavirus (COVID-19): phase 3 measures - equality and fairer Scotland impact assessment

Published: 1 December 2020
From: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Business, industry and innovation, Children and families, +10 more … Communities and third sector, Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Education, Equality and rights, Health and social care, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies, Public sector, Transport, Work and skills
ISBN: 9781800040106

Second overview of the range of poverty and equality impacts evidenced in relation to the complex range of measures that were taken as we followed the Route Map out of the crisis.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-scotlands-route-map/#frameworkfordecisionmaking

2 https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-scotlands-route-map/

3 https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-scotlands-route-map/

4 https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf

5 age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation.

6 An overarching assessment of the human rights impacts of COVID-19 and the policy response to it will be published in coming months.

7 For example; https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-scotland-no-2-bill-fairer-scotland-duty-impact-assessment/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-scotland-no-2-bill-equality-impact-assessment/

8 https://www.gov.scot/publications/equality-fairer-scotland-impact-assessment-evidence-gathered-scotlands-route-map-through-out-crisis/pages/4/

9 https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance/

10 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/318/pdfs/ssieqia_20200318_en.pdf

11 https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-19-scotlands-strategic-framework/pages/2/

12 https://www.gov.scot/publications/equality-fairer-scotland-impact-assessment-evidence-gathered-scotlands-route-map-through-out-crisis/

13 Please see commentary and references for Scotland in the first report (footnote 12), a recent compendium of impacts by protected characteristic found here https://www.gov.scot/publications/the-impacts-of-covid-19-on-equality-in-scotland/ as well as recent UK level analysis on COVID-19 and poverty https://socialmetricscommission.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SMC-Poverty-and-Covid-Report.pdf

14 https://exempt.scot/face-covering-exemptions/

15 From late September, guidance advised that six 12-17 year olds could meet outdoors, with no household limit. The regulations of 25 September made amendments to ensure that in outdoor gatherings, there were no more than six under 18s.

16 https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/covid-19-public-attitudes-survey-data-wave-5/

17 The full reports from the consultation process can be seen here: https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/strathclydecentreenvironmentallawgovernance/ourwork/research/labsincubators/eilean/islandsscotlandact/consultations/

18 https://www.transport.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/transport-transition-plan/

19 https://www.gov.scot/groups/covid-19-education-recovery-group/

20 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-universities-colleges-and-student-accommodation-providers/

21 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-homeworking/

22 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-individual-risk-assessment-for-the-workplace/

23 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-retail-sector-guidance/pages/operational-guide-and-checklist-for-retailers/

24 https://indd.adobe.com/view/793b48d5-bbcd-4de3-a50f-11d241a506b3

25 Data has been extracted from the Annual Population Survey 2019, and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2018 https://www.gov.scot/publications/growth-sector-statistics/

26 Hate Crime & Third Party Reporting https://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/report-hate-crime-and-third-party-reporting/

27 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/crime-and-justice-survey

28 https://www.gov.scot/publications/victims-taskforce-papers-june-2020/

29 https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/research/coronavirus-mental-health-pandemic

30 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnership-registrations/pages/overview/

31 Coronavirus (COVID-19): shielding advice and support https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-shielding/pages/overview/

32 https://www.gov.scot/publications/re-mobilise-recover-re-design-framework-nhs-scotland/

33 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/279/contents

34 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) https://www.gov.scot/publications/adverse-childhood-experiences-aces/

35 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/300/contents/made

36 Face Mask Exemption: Not Everyone Can Wear One https://accessibletravel.scot/face-mask-exemption-not-everyone-can-wear-one/

37 HESA Students Data, SG Secondary Analysis https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students