UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment

Annex A: Evidence

Overview

To help shape this EQIA we have considered the available data and learning from EURO 2020.

The evidence we have found is very limited. This is largely due to the technical nature of the Bill and that it largely only affects a small number of people in Glasgow (street traders, pedlars and advertisers) over a short period of time. We recognise however that the ticket touting measures apply for a longer period and throughout Scotland.

In addition, Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland do not currently collect diversity related information from street trading and pedlar applicants.

To help inform this EQIA and the Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for the Bill we asked respondents to the public consultation to provide information on their age.

We did not collect any personal data from respondents to the public consultation to identify any protected characteristics apart from their age. To comply with UK GDPR data protection principles, our assessment was that gathering personal data on respondents protected characteristics was not necessary to achieve the purpose of the consultation.

Our assessment is that further targeted engagement around the proposed legislation is not required as activity undertaken to date provides sufficient evidence for the purposes of progressing the legislation and the associated impact assessments including this Equality Impact Assessment.

The information we have sourced to inform this EQIA is set out below and covers the protected groups of disability, race, sex (male/female) and age. As far as we are aware, there is no information available to inform this EQIA related to the other protected groups. We have also sourced information around poverty and deprivation via the Scottish Index of Deprivation. This is also provided below and provides useful contextual information related to this EQIA and also the related Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment (FSDA) for the Bill.

Disability

In 2022, the proportion of people in Scotland with an activity-limiting health problem or disability was 24% (1,311,000 people). After accounting for age, Glasgow has the highest percentage of people in Scotland reporting bad or very bad health (10.8%) (2022 Scotland Census)

Almost one quarter of all people in Glasgow have a limiting health condition or disability (Glasgow Centre for Population Health report- health in a changing city- Glasgow 2021).

Race

The 2022 census shows the size of the population in Scotland with a minority ethnic background was just over 700,000 or 12.9% of the total population (87.1% of people selected either ‘Scottish’ or ‘Other British’ within the White category). This has increased since 2011 when 433,000 or 8.2% of the total population of Scotland were from a minority ethnic background. In 2001 the figures were 228,000 and 4.5% of the population. (2022 Census)

The ‘Pakistani, Scottish Pakistani or British Pakistani’ population was the largest non-white minority ethnic group (1.34% of the total population or 73,000 people) and has seen an increase of 0.41% (22,000) since 2011 (2022 Census).

In 2011, the African and Caribbean population of Glasgow made up 21% of the city’s non-white minority ethnic community and similarly the Chinese population made up 16% of the city's non-white minority community (based on 2011 census data as localised 2022 data is not yet available);

The UK Office for National Statistics estimates there were 61,000 people born in Poland living in Scotland in 2021, down from 67,000 in 2011. It also estimates there were 523,000 people born outside the United Kingdom living in Scotland in 2021 (9.7% of the population), an increase from 339,000 in 2011 (6.5% of the population).^[8]

Glasgow has the largest percentage of ethnic minority groups (19%) of all the selected Scottish cities. The largest, single ethnic minority group is Pakistani, and a higher percentage of population recorded their ethnic group as Pakistani in Glasgow (5%) compared to the other selected Scottish cities (around 2%). (Understanding Glasgow – the Glasgow Indicators Project). ).

The Small Business Survey Scotland 2022-2023 highlights that 5% of SME employers were Minority Ethnic Group (MEG)-led (defined as a business with the majority of the combined total number of owners, partners and directors being of an ethnic minority background)

Sex

The Small Business Survey Scotland 2022-2023 highlights that 22% of SME employers were women-led (defined as a business with the majority of the combined total number of owners, partners and directors being female), while 21% were equally led by both men and women and 10% had women in the minority.

Age

Respondents to the EURO 2028 Bill public consultation were asked about their age (under 18, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-59, 60-74, over 75). Of the 23 responses on Citizen Space the ages of respondents were: 16-24 (no respondents); 25-34 (4 respondents); 35-44 (4 respondents); 45-59 (9 respondents); 60-74 (3 respondents); 75 and over (no respondents). In addition, 3 respondents did not indicate the appropriate age bracket.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)

Data analysis comparing the home addresses of street traders in Glasgow by SIMD decile showed that 42% of street traders live in the most deprived decile (decile 1). 29% of Glaswegians live in the most deprived 10% of areas in Scotland and just under half (44%) of all Glaswegians live in the most deprived 20% of areas in Scotland^[9]. This suggests that street traders might be more likely to live in deprived areas than the general population. However, the small sample size means these findings are only indicative, not definitive. Additionally, living in an area of multiple deprivation does not necessarily mean that an individual is experiencing poverty themselves.

Literacy

The Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies 2009^[10] highlights that:

• around one quarter of the Scottish population (26.7%) may face occasional challenges and constrained opportunities due to their literacies difficulties, but will generally cope with their day-to-day lives;
• within this quarter of the population, 3.6% (one person in 28) face serious challenges in their literacies practices;
• one of the key factors linked to lower literacies capabilities is poverty, with adults living in the 15% of the most deprived areas in Scotland being more likely to have literacies capabilities at the lower end of the scale; and
• there is strong correlation between literacies capabilities and income. 14% of people with an income of less than £9,500 scored at the lowest level of skills.

The Annual Population Survey 2020/21 found 324,700 adults in Scotland had low or no qualifications.^[11]

Evidence from national numeracy surveys in 2021 suggests while Scotland performs slightly better than average for the UK in terms of adult numeracy skills, there are still around 56% of adults with low numeracy skills. This is the equivalent of 1.9 million working age adults.^[12]

The EURO 2020 Hampden Matches and Fanzones – Economic Assessment Report (EKOS) – June 2022 – included an attendee profile. The aim was to ensure that the achieved sample of interviewees as closely as possible reflected the actual population of attendees. This presents the results of an in-person and online survey of a sample of attendees at the four UEFA EURO 2020 matches that took place at Hampden Park. Findings include:

• 85% of in person (89% online) respondents were male.
• 20% of in person (4% of online) respondents were under 26
• 4.4% of in person (11% of online) respondents were over 65
• 78% of in person (95% of online) respondents identified as white Scottish
• 3.2% of in person (1% of online) respondents identified as other ethnic groups (Multiple, Asian, Chinese, Black, African)

EURO 2028- commercial rights protection- public consultation

The initial scoping of this EQIA supported the design of the EURO 2028- commercial rights protection-public consultation and the related business and community engagement led by the Scottish Government. This included the questions set out in the online survey and the in person engagement.

On 2 May 2024, the Scottish Government launched a 12-week public consultation to seek views on the commercial rights protection for EURO 2028. This included:

• A public consultation paper and Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)^[13] published on the Scottish Government website supported by a CitizenSpace survey^[14]. and Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) published on the Scottish Government website supported by a CitizenSpace survey^[15]
• Targeted engagement during the consultation period with those most likely to be affected and groups representing these interests.

The respondent information form for the public consultation did not ask for detailed information around protected characteristics as this was not deemed essential information in terms of the purpose of the consultation. Respondents were asked whether they were under 18 and none were in this category.

Additionally, four consultation events were held to engage with key stakeholders and the public.

The public consultation closed on 26 July 2024.

A total of 26 responses to the consultation on-line survey were received. Four respondents to the public consultation on-line survey identified as street traders, advertisers or advertising space owners.

The two in-person engagement events held in Glasgow were attended by a total of 6 people, and the two online engagement events were attended by a total of 12 people.

Broadly, the consultation survey – which was delivered on-line via Citizen Space – set out a series of questions related to street trading, advertising and ticketing. Two of the questions in the on-line survey covered are directly relevant to this EQIA:

• What impact, if any, did street trading/advertising/ticketing laws have on you (as a resident, business or visitor)? And what mitigations could be put in place to address these.
• In what ways, if any, do you think the proposed legislation would affect some groups of people differently than others? This might be based on where people live, their socioeconomic status or their protected characteristic.

We contacted groups representing people with protected characteristics to highlight the public consultation and invite participation from these partners and the people they represent. We did not receive any responses to the public consultation from organisations representing people with protected characteristics.

We also engaged with individual street traders around Hampden Stadium in person to highlight the public consultation and hear any views from people who might be affected. No issues around the impact of proposed legislation on people with protected characteristics were raised by street traders during this engagement.

In terms of impacts, the most common theme from respondents to the public consultation was that the proposed street trading, advertising and ticketing measures for EURO 2028 would have no impact on them.

In terms of exemptions, One respondent in the public consultation was supportive of charity auctions being exempt from the ticketing measures.

Eight respondents left comments to the on-line survey regarding whether the proposals would affect some groups of people differently than others. The analysis of the public consultation found that the most common theme emerging was that EURO 2028 may impact vulnerable people or disabled people. One organisation noted these groups were more likely to be the target of scams.

Other points raised included: the impact on communities of littering and noise during EURO 2028; over-crowding and the impact this has on aspects like commuting to work for communities; and parking issues for residents or their carers. These views are not direct impacts of the proposed legislation. They have, however, been shared with partners to contribute to wider event planning.

Some respondents to the consultation highlighted the need for early guidance to help street traders and businesses comply with the proposed legislation.