We published a report in November 2015 showed an increased number of Scots are working past retirement with over 9,000 men and women aged between 65 and 74 clocking up over 49 hours per week. The report also showed older people are at risk of isolation with two-thirds of older Scots living alone and potentially cut off from society due to health problems or a lack of public transport. The report was widely reported in the with over 10,000,000 opportunities to see (OTS) and sparked ongoing dialogue with a wide variety of stakeholders about the impact of future policy on Scotland’s older people. 2.8 Beyond the Commonwealth Following the successes of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Commission was interested to see to what extent sports in Scotland were open and accessible to Scotland’s diverse communities. We worked with sportscotland to publish a report in January 2016, speaking to over 550 staff working across all levels of the sporting infrastructure. The report found that awareness of equalities in the sporting sector has grown in recent years. We found that women, disabled people, Pakistani adults, and Muslims are all less likely to take part in sport. We also identified a lack of evidence about sports participation and sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnerships. The report identified a number of key themes can affect participation: negative experiences of physical education, concerns about self-esteem and body confidence, the attitudes of others and the influence of family and peers, as well as issues relating to facilities, opportunities, and pathways. Since the publication of the report we have been working with the Scottish Government and sportscotland to agree an action plan to enable greater access and participation from grassroots sport and physical activity through to elite sporting opportunities.
We published a report in November 2015 showed an increased number of Scots are working past retirement with over 9,000 men and women aged between 65 and 74 clocking up over 49 hours per week. The report also showed older people are at risk of isolation with two-thirds of older Scots living alone and potentially cut off from society due to health problems or a lack of public transport. The report was widely reported in the with over 10,000,000 opportunities to see (OTS) and sparked ongoing dialogue with a wide variety of stakeholders about the impact of future policy on Scotland’s older people. 2.8 Beyond the Commonwealth Following the successes of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Commission was interested to see to what extent sports in Scotland were open and accessible to Scotland’s diverse communities. We worked with sportscotland to publish a report in January 2016, speaking to over 550 staff working across all levels of the sporting infrastructure. The report found that awareness of equalities in the sporting sector has grown in recent years. We found that women, disabled people, Pakistani adults, and Muslims are all less likely to take part in sport. We also identified a lack of evidence about sports participation and sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnerships. The report identified a number of key themes can affect participation: negative experiences of physical education, concerns about self-esteem and body confidence, the attitudes of others and the influence of family and peers, as well as issues relating to facilities, opportunities, and pathways. Since the publication of the report we have been working with the Scottish Government and sportscotland to agree an action plan to enable greater access and participation from grassroots sport and physical activity through to elite sporting opportunities.
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