AN EVALUATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014 LEGACY: PRE-GAMES REPORT

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Increase growth of Scottish businesses

F1: Gross Value Added (GVA) in key sectors

Yes

Yes

No

F2: Business stock - number of business sites in key sectors

Yes

Yes

Yes

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Increase movement into employment, training and volunteering

F3: Employment in key sectors

Yes

Yes

No

F4: Claimant Count - Number and proportion of people on unemployment benefit, alongside unemployment data.

Yes

Yes

No

F5: School leavers in sustained positive destinations - percentage reported annually.

Yes

Yes

No

F6: Modern Apprenticeships - number of New Starts, In Training, and Leavers.

Yes

Yes

No

F7: Adults providing unpaid help to organisations or groups - percentage reported annually, by type of unpaid help.

Yes

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Improve the perception of Scotland as a world class destination for business, events and tourism

F8: Perception of Scotland internationally - exports.

Yes

No

No

F9: Perception of Scotland internationally - tourism.

Yes

No

No

F10: Rank and score as a business location - best city to locate a business in today among European cities.

No

Yes

No

F11: Rank and score as a major event destination - Glasgow.

No

No

No

F12: Tourist Visits - Overseas & UK Tourists (Trips)

Yes

Yes

No

F13: Tourist Expenditure - Overseas and UK Tourists Expenditure (£).

Yes

Yes

No

F14: Hotel occupancy (Glasgow) - Annual Average Hotel occupancy (%) and July-September occupancy.

Yes

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Increase physical activity and participation in sport

A1: % of population participating in moderate exercise at recommended levels

Yes

Yes

Yes

A2: % of children participating in moderate exercise at recommended levels

Yes

No

No

A3 : % of adults with low levels of physical activity

Yes

Yes

Yes

A4: % of children with low levels of physical activity

Yes

No

No

A5: % of adult population participating in sport

Yes

Yes

Yes

A6: % of children participating in sport

Yes

No

No

A7: % of adults who are aware of Physical Activity Recommendations

Yes

No

No

A8: % of adults who visit the outdoors

Yes

No

Yes

A9: Walking as a recreational activity

Yes

Yes

Yes

A10: Active travel to work

Yes

No

Yes

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Improve the active infrastructure (people and places)

A11: GVA - sport and leisure

Yes

Yes

No

A12: Employment- sport and leisure

Yes

Yes

No

A13: Sports volunteering

Yes

Yes

Yes

A14: Sports coaching

No

No

No

A15: Opportunities to be active

No

No

No

A16: Satisfaction with local sport facilities

Yes

Yes

Yes

A17: Ultimate sports cities: ranking and score

No

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Improve Scottish sporting success

A18: Sporting Success

No

No

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Improve the perception of Scotland as a creative nation, producing world class cultural experiences

C1: Perception of Scotland internationally - culture (includes sporting excellence)

Yes

No

No

C2: Message trending in the social media about the Games (volume and proportion of positive, negative and neutral messages)

No

No

No

C3: Memory of the event - proportion of the population who retain a positive memory of the Games

No

No

No

C4: Visits by overseas and UK Tourists (trips and expenditure)

Yes

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Increase engagement through new artistic, cultural and creative experiences

C5: Level of public engagement in Scotland with the Games

Yes

Yes

Yes

C6: Cultural engagement in Scotland among adults and young people (attendance and participation)

Yes

Yes

Yes

C7: GVA - creative industries

Yes

Yes

No

C8: Employment - creative industries

Yes

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Increase engagement through new artistic, cultural and creative experiences

C9: National and civic pride following the commonwealth games among adults and young people

No

No

Yes

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Improve the physical and social environment of Glasgow, in particular the East End

S1: Perception of neighbourhood improvement: % of adults who think their neighbourhood has improved in the last 3 years.

Yes

Yes

Yes

S2: Perception of local community: % of adults who rate their community as a very good place to live

Yes

Yes

Yes

S3: Perception of community facilities: % of adults satisfied with community centres and facilities

Yes

Yes

Yes

S4: Perception of community safety: % of adults who feel safe in their local area after dark

Yes

Yes

No

S5: Perception of crime rate: % of adults who perceive the crime rate in their area to have stayed the same or reduced in the past two years.

Yes

Yes

No

S6: International Rating of Personal Safety: Mercer Personal Safety Ranking

No

Yes

No

S7: Green Space: Green space in Glasgow and East End (ha)

No

No

Yes

S8: Vacant and Derelict Land - Land brought back into use (ha) and Derelict Land/Vacant and Derelict Land (ha)

No

Yes

Yes

S9: Population: Population in Glasgow and East End

No

No

Yes

S10: Quality of Living: Mercer Quality of Living Ranking

No

Yes

No

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME: Strengthen and empower communities in Scotland and the Commonwealth

S11: Perception of community influence: % of adults who feel they can influence decisions in their local area

Yes

Yes

Yes