UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: island communities impact assessment

Step Six – Making adjustments to your work

• Should delivery mechanisms/mitigations vary in different island communities?
• Do you need to return to the consultation participants in respect of mechanisms or mitigations?
• Have island circumstances been factored into the evaluation process?
• Have any island-specific indicators/targets been identified that require monitoring?
• How will outcomes be measured on the islands?
• How has the policy, strategy or service affected island communities?
• How will lessons learned in this ICIA inform future policy making and service delivery?

As set out at Section 3, we shared the public consultation paper with Local Authorities covering the islands. We also invited them to participate in the on-line survey and the public engagement sessions. Two virtual engagement sessions were held so that people from across Scotland, whether the islands or elsewhere, could be involved. A representative from Highland Council attended the virtual engagement session on 25 June but no specific issues related to the islands were raised.

No other organisations or individuals from, or representing, island communities responded to the EURO 2028 public consultation on-line survey or engagement sessions. None of the 26 responses to the on-line survey, nor attendees at the engagement sessions, highlighted specific issues related to the islands. No issues related to the islands were raised by other respondents to the public consultation or on the related engagement sessions.

Our initial assessment was that it was likely that the Bill would have no or minimal impacts on the islands. We have received no evidence to the contrary through the public consultation or in related partner engagement led by the Scottish Government. Therefore, our view remains that the impact of the Bill on island communities is neutral. In addition, there are no unique impacts of the Bill on the islands compared to the rest of Scotland or differential impacts between islands. In view of this, as set out at Section 5, our assessment is that a full Island Communities Impact Assessment is not required.