Review of equality considerations in relation to the outcomes of the Investment Principles All evidence overview What do we know about equalities Potential impact (positive and negative) What could we do to reduce any – within the context of the outcomes? on people who share the characteristic? negative impacts, maximise positive impacts and ensure quality information? What gaps exist? Governing bodies - Governing bodies will have records of Athlete selection is based purely on The Equality Impact Assessment action Performance athletes that receive investment from performance. Investment is directed at plan includes an action to develop an the sportscotland Institute for Sport. performance programmes and athletes impact assessment against the There is no aggregated equalities data, linked to medal potential. performance sport programme and a and records may vary between sports. literature review. This assessment The potential impact is neither positive should help to gather evidence and There is no high level national data on nor negative. The impact needs to be highlight any gaps or oversights. how protected characteristics are assessed against membership and represented in elite sport apart from participation, which is what widens the disability. talent pool and increases opportunity for people who share protected An equality evidence review on characteristics to become involved in performance sport is currently being sport. undertaken, this should help us understand the data better. Governing bodies - Equality Standard for Sport Equality Standard for Sport Some actions are already in place to Development address any negative impact, the Alongside other governance The Equality Standard for Sport will additional support that governing bodies requirements governing bodies of sport impact positively on people who share have access to is a key component of are required to engage with the Equality protected characteristics. this. Standard for Sport dependent upon As not all sports will reach the same their level of investment and Currently sportscotland has developed level of the Standard, this could impact infrastructure. partnerships with equalities groups for negatively on people who share LGBT and BME groups, we also invest The Standard supports governing protected characteristics as some in Scottish Disability Sport who deliver bodies of sport to consider and engage sports may not be targeting groups that inclusion training and work with a large with equality, both within their internal are currently underrepresented in their number of SGBs on their disability structure and processes, and in the membership. initiatives. There is no organisation in form of developing actions and The Standard does not require SGBs to Scotland at the moment that supports initiatives which encourage increased
Review of equality considerations in relation to the outcomes of the Investment Principles All – evidence overview What do we know about equalities within the context of the outcomes? What gaps exist? Potential impact (positive and negative) on people who share the characteristic? What could we do to reduce any negative impacts, maximise positive impacts and ensure quality information? Governing bodies - Performance Governing bodies will have records of athletes that receive investment from the sportscotland Institute for Sport. There is no aggregated equalities data, and records may vary between sports. There is no high level national data on how protected characteristics are represented in elite sport apart from disability. An equality evidence review on performance sport is currently being undertaken, this should help us understand the data better. Athlete selection is based purely on performance. Investment is directed at performance programmes and athletes linked to medal potential. The potential impact is neither positive nor negative. The impact needs to be assessed against membership and participation, which is what widens the talent pool and increases opportunity for people who share protected characteristics to become involved in sport. The Equality Impact Assessment action plan includes an action to develop an impact assessment against the performance sport programme and a literature review. This assessment should help to gather evidence and highlight any gaps or oversights. Governing bodies - Development Equality Standard for Sport Alongside other governance requirements governing bodies of sport are required to engage with the Equality Standard for Sport dependent upon their level of investment and infrastructure. The Standard supports governing bodies of sport to consider and engage with equality, both within their internal structure and processes, and in the form of developing actions and initiatives which encourage increased Equality Standard for Sport The Equality Standard for Sport will impact positively on people who share protected characteristics. As not all sports will reach the same level of the Standard, this could impact negatively on people who share protected characteristics as some sports may not be targeting groups that are currently underrepresented in their membership. The Standard does not require SGBs to Some actions are already in place to address any negative impact, the additional support that governing bodies have access to is a key component of this. Currently sportscotland has developed partnerships with equalities groups for LGBT and BME groups, we also invest in Scottish Disability Sport who deliver inclusion training and work with a large number of SGBs on their disability initiatives. There is no organisation in Scotland at the moment that supports
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