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Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery - public health, public services and justice system reforms: consultation analysis
Independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on supporting Scotland's recovery from coronavirus. This relates to the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill.
Appendix C: Quantitative summary
A public consultation means anyone can express their views; individuals and organisations with an interest in the topic are more likely to respond than those who do not. This self-selection means the views of consultation respondents do not necessarily represent of the views of the population or of society as a whole.
The main purpose of consultation analysis is not to identify how many people held particular views, but to understand the full range of views expressed. For this reason the analysis is primarily qualitative.
However, this section provides additional quantitative data summarising responses to the closed questions. Percentages in the following tables and figures have been included to illustrate the range of views submitted by consultation respondents. As this sample is self-selecting, no conclusions can be drawn about the level of support or opposition to proposals among the general public.
Topic questions
| These figures are a non-representative sample | All respondents (2,905) | Organisations (130) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Topic | % support among all | % support among those giving view | % support among all organisations | % support among organisations giving view |
| H1 | Education: powers to make directions to close educational establishments in order to reduce the spread of infection within and to ensure the continuity of education during pandemics | 6.4% | 7.0% | 18.5% | 60.0% |
| H2 | Power to make public health protection regulations | 6.4% | 6.9% | 20.0% | 60.5% |
| H3 | Vaccinations and immunisations | 13.6% | 14.9% | 18.5% | 68.6% |
| H4 | Virtual public meetings under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 | 9.5% | 10.7% | 16.9% | 68.8% |
| P1 | Alcohol licensing remote hearings | 11.9% | 14.4% | 21.5% | 75.7% |
| P2 | Bankruptcy: debt level that enables creditors to pursue the bankruptcy of a debtor through the courts | 14.1% | 17.2% | 23.8% | 63.3% |
| P3 | Bankruptcy: electronic service of documents | 13.5% | 16.6% | 28.5% | 78.7% |
| P4 | Bankruptcy: moratoriums on diligence | 12.0% | 15.0% | 21.5% | 59.6% |
| P5 | Bankruptcy: virtual meetings of creditors | 13.6% | 16.8% | 26.9% | 79.5% |
| P6 | Care services: giving of notices by the Care Inspectorate | 10.6% | 13.0% | 20.0% | 74.3% |
| P7 | Civic government licensing remote hearings | 11.3% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 65.6% |
| P8 | Courts: intimation, etc. of documents | 11.7% | 14.3% | 30.8% | 83.3% |
| P9 | Criminal justice: arrangements for the custody of persons detained at police stations | 8.2% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 48.4% |
| P10 | Freedom of Information: giving notice electronically | 16.1% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 79.4% |
| P11 | Legal aid | 11.3% | 14.6% | 10.0% | 61.9% |
| P12 | Legal writings etc | 10.7% | 13.6% | 23.1% | 75.0% |
| P13 | Mental health: named person nomination | 9.1% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 63.6% |
| P14 | Parole Board: delegation | 8.5% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 65.4% |
| P15 | Parole Board: live link | 10.4% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 70.0% |
| P16 | Remote registration of deaths and still-births | 19.3% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 83.8% |
| P17 | Remote registration of live births | 15.6% | 19.3% | 16.2% | 70.0% |
| P18 | Tenancies: protection against eviction (discretionary grounds of eviction); and pre-action requirements for eviction proceedings on ground of rent arrears | 17.9% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 52.0% |
| J1 | Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means | 12.8% | 16.1% | 33.1% | 81.1% |
| J2 | Courts and tribunals: virtual attendance | 12.7% | 15.9% | 31.5% | 67.2% |
| J3 | Criminal justice: early release of prisoners | 4.7% | 5.9% | 16.9% | 61.1% |
| J4 | Criminal justice: expiry of undertaking | 5.9% | 7.8% | 15.4% | 57.1% |
| J5 | Criminal justice: fiscal fines | 6.5% | 8.6% | 15.4% | 57.1% |
| J6 | Criminal justice: national court for cases beginning with an appearance from custody | 7.6% | 10.0% | 17.7% | 67.6% |
| J7(i) | Criminal justice: time limits - relating to the time limit on summary-only cases at section 136 of the 1995 Act | 6.6% | 8.7% | 15.4% | 54.1% |
| J7(ii) | Criminal justice: time limits - remand time limits at section 65(4) and section 147(1) | 6.0% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 51.4% |
| J7(iii) | Criminal justice: time limits - extending time limits relating to the maximum time between first appearance on petition and the first diet/preliminary hearing and commencement of the trial at section 65(1) | 6.6% | 8.7% | 13.1% | 50.0% |
| J7(iv) | Criminal Justice: time limits - removing time limits on the length of individual adjournments for inquiries | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 48.5% |
| J8 | Proceeds of Crime | 8.6% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 70.4% |
| These figures are a non-representative sample | % of all respondents (n=2,905) (% do not add to 100% as ‘I have no view’ and ‘Not answered’ not shown) | % of all respondent giving view | % of all giving view (excl. I have no view, Not Answered) (n=varies by topic) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Topic | Permanence | Extend | Total support | Oppose | Unsure | Permanence | Extend | Total support | Oppose | Unsure | |
| H1 | Education: powers to make directions to close educational establishments in order to reduce the spread of infection within and to ensure the continuity of education during pandemics | 2.9% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 85.4% | 0.3% | 92.1% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 92.7% | 0.4% |
| H2 | Power to make public health protection regulations | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 85.8% | 0.4% | 92.6% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 92.6% | 0.5% |
| H3 | Vaccinations and immunisations | 7.2% | 6.4% | 13.6% | 76.8% | 1.0% | 91.4% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 14.9% | 84.0% | 1.1% |
| H4 | Virtual public meetings under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 | - | - | 9.5% | 75.7% | 3.3% | 88.5% | 10.7% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 85.6% | 3.7% |
| P1 | Alcohol licensing remote hearings | 6.5% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 69.2% | 1.5% | 82.5% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 14.4% | 83.8% | 1.8% |
| P2 | Bankruptcy: debt level that enables creditors to pursue the bankruptcy of a debtor through the courts | 7.2% | 7.0% | 14.1% | 64.0% | 4.0% | 82.1% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 17.2% | 77.9% | 4.9% |
| P3 | Bankruptcy: electronic service of documents | 9.2% | 4.3% | 13.5% | 64.2% | 3.4% | 81.1% | 11.3% | 5.3% | 16.6% | 79.1% | 4.2% |
| P4 | Bankruptcy: moratoriums on diligence | 6.3% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 64.1% | 3.9% | 80.1% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 15.0% | 80.1% | 4.9% |
| P5 | Bankruptcy: virtual meetings of creditors | 9.0% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 64.3% | 2.9% | 80.8% | 11.1% | 5.7% | 16.8% | 79.6% | 3.6% |
| P6 | Care services: giving of notices by the Care Inspectorate | 6.3% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 68.2% | 2.8% | 81.5% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 13.0% | 83.7% | 3.4% |
| P7 | Civic government licensing remote hearings | 6.6% | 4.8% | 11.3% | 66.9% | 2.3% | 80.5% | 8.2% | 5.9% | 14.1% | 83.1% | 2.8% |
| P8 | Courts: intimation, etc. of documents | 7.5% | 4.2% | 11.7% | 67.0% | 3.2% | 81.9% | 9.2% | 5.1% | 14.3% | 81.8% | 3.9% |
| P9 | Criminal justice: arrangements for the custody of persons detained at police stations | 4.5% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 69.6% | 2.9% | 80.7% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 86.3% | 3.6% |
| P10 | Freedom of Information: giving notice electronically | 11.4% | 4.8% | 16.1% | 63.1% | 2.6% | 81.9% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 19.7% | 77.1% | 3.2% |
| P11 | Legal aid | 6.8% | 4.5% | 11.3% | 61.2% | 4.9% | 77.5% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 79.0% | 6.4% |
| P12 | Legal writings etc | 6.7% | 4.0% | 10.7% | 62.7% | 5.2% | 78.6% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 13.6% | 79.8% | 6.6% |
| P13 | Mental health: named person nomination | 5.3% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 68.8% | 3.6% | 81.5% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 84.4% | 4.4% |
| P14 | Parole Board: delegation | 4.8% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 64.5% | 4.1% | 77.0% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 11.0% | 83.7% | 5.3% |
| P15 | Parole Board: live link | 5.6% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 63.2% | 3.9% | 77.5% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 13.4% | 81.6% | 5.0% |
| P16 | Remote registration of deaths and still-births | 13.3% | 6.0% | 19.3% | 60.6% | 2.2% | 82.2% | 16.2% | 7.3% | 23.5% | 73.7% | 2.7% |
| P17 | Remote registration of live births | - | - | 15.6% | 61.9% | 3.2% | 80.7% | 19.3% | 0.0% | 19.3% | 76.7% | 4.0% |
| P18 | Tenancies: protection against eviction (discretionary grounds of eviction); and pre-action requirements for eviction proceedings on ground of rent arrears | 9.3% | 8.6% | 17.9% | 65.1% | 2.1% | 85.1% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 21.0% | 76.5% | 2.5% |
| J1 | Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means | 7.1% | 5.7% | 12.8% | 65.2% | 1.5% | 79.6% | 8.9% | 7.2% | 16.1% | 81.9% | 1.9% |
| J2 | Courts and tribunals: virtual attendance | 7.0% | 5.7% | 12.7% | 65.9% | 1.5% | 80.2% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 15.9% | 82.2% | 1.9% |
| J3 | Criminal justice: early release of prisoners | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 73.0% | 1.8% | 79.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 91.8% | 2.3% |
| J4 | Criminal justice: expiry of undertaking | 2.4% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 66.1% | 3.8% | 75.8% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 87.2% | 5.0% |
| J5 | Criminal justice: fiscal fines | 2.9% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 66.6% | 3.3% | 76.5% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 87.1% | 4.4% |
| J6 | Criminal justice: national court for cases beginning with an appearance from custody | 4.1% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 64.9% | 3.6% | 76.1% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 10.0% | 85.3% | 4.7% |
| J7(i) | Criminal justice: time limits - relating to the time limit on summary-only cases at section 136 of the 1995 Act | 2.3% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 64.6% | 4.2% | 75.4% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 8.7% | 85.7% | 5.6% |
| J7(ii) | Criminal justice: time limits - remand time limits at section 65(4) and section 147(1) | 2.2% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 65.6% | 3.5% | 75.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 7.9% | 87.4% | 4.7% |
| J7(iii) | Criminal justice: time limits - extending time limits relating to the maximum time between first appearance on petition and the first diet/preliminary hearing and commencement of the trial at section 65(1) | 2.5% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 66.2% | 3.1% | 75.9% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 8.7% | 87.2% | 4.1% |
| J7(iv) | Criminal Justice: time limits - removing time limits on the length of individual adjournments for inquiries | 2.1% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 66.8% | 3.5% | 75.9% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 88.1% | 4.6% |
| J8 | Proceeds of Crime | 4.2% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 63.0% | 3.9% | 75.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 11.4% | 83.5% | 5.1% |
(Base: all respondents, n=2,905) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
(Base: all respondents, n=2,905) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
(Base: all giving a view; n=varies per topic) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
(Base: all organisations, n=130) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
(Base: all giving a view; n=varies per topic) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
General and impact questions
| Topic | Topic | % of all respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (I have comments) | No | Unsure | I have no view | Not answered | ||
| Q34 | General Covid recovery question | 19.4% | 54.2% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 14.7% |
| Q35 | Business and regulatory impact assessment | 12.6% | 53.1% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 19.0% |
| Q36 | Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment | 20.1% | 47.2% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 18.6% |
| Q37 | Equality impact assessment | 11.2% | 51.6% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 19.5% |
| Q38 | Socio-economic equality impact assessment (the Fairer Scotland Duty) | 11.0% | 52.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 20.0% |
| Q39 | Human rights | 28.6% | 41.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 17.6% |
| Q40 | Data protection impact assessment | 12.8% | 50.9% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 19.5% |
| Q41 | Island communities impact assessment | 6.0% | 52.3% | 8.4% | 13.2% | 20.0% |
| Q42 | Strategic environmental assessment | 7.2% | 53.3% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 20.6% |
| Q43 | Financial implications | 11.5% | 50.5% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 20.6% |
(All respondents, n=2,905) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
(Base: all respondents, n=2,905) NB: These figures are a non-representative sample.
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