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Publication - Impact assessment

Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Equality Impact Assessment – Results

Published
21 February 2024
From
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy
ISBN
9781835219355

This Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) outlines the impacts of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill on the groups in Scotland who have protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

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Footnotes

1 In addition, prior to this, the voting age was reduced to 16 by the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015

2 Electoral reform consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3 Electoral Reform Consultation Analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot); Electoral reform consultation results 2022-2023: Scottish Government response - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 Intimidation in Public Life - A Review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (publishing.service.gov.uk)

5 Death threats sent to a third of MSPs, Holyrood Magazine, 15th February 2021

6 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

7 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

8 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

9 People registered to vote as of 1 December 2022 (previously called Electoral Statistics) | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

10 Scottish Social Attitudes 2019: attitudes to government and political engagement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 Scottish Social Attitudes survey 2021/22: attitudes data - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 The December 2022 electoral registers in Scotland (electoralcommission.org.uk)

13 Votes at 16 in Scotland (ed.ac.uk)

14 Data – Scottish Election Study

15 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

16 Scottish Social Attitudes survey 2021/22: attitudes data - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

17 Public attitudes 2023 | Electoral Commission

18 Public attitudes 2023 | Electoral Commission

19 Representation of the People Act 1983 (legislation.gov.uk)

20 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (legislation.gov.uk)

21 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

22 Election 2021 | Scottish Parliament

23 Fawcett Society (2023) Gender representation on local councils

24 Report on the May 2022 Scottish council elections | Electoral Commission

25 Standards Commission for Scotland - Survey of Councillors 2022: Analysis of Responses

26 Death threats sent to a third of MSPs - February 15th 2021.

27 Diversity in political representation in Scotland: data improvement project proposal - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

28 Local Government Candidates Survey 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

29 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2019 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

30 Diversity in political representation in Scotland: data improvement project proposal - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

31 Local Government Candidates Survey 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

32 Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, July 2020 to June 2021 | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

33 The journey to a more diverse Scottish Parliament | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

34 Diversity in political representation in Scotland: data improvement project proposal - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

35 Local Government Candidates Survey 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

36 Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, July 2020 to June 2021

37 EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2023 See EU Settlement Scheme Quarterly Statistics Tables under heading 10.

38 Data – Scottish Election Study

39 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2019 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

40 Diversity in political representation in Scotland: data improvement project proposal - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

41 Local Government Candidates Survey 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

42 Diversity in political representation in Scotland: data improvement project proposal - gov.scot (www.gov.scot); Local Government Candidates Survey 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Contact

Email: electionsteam@gov.scot

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