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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights
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Published: Tuesday 02 Mar 2021 (EHRiCSO52021R5)
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Membership changes
Convener’s Foreword
Executive summary
Introduction
Background
Emergency measures and legislation
COVID-19 death statistics
Committee’s consideration
Evidence sessions and engagement
Part 1: Overarching themes
Adherence to equalities and human rights legislation, international conventions and treaties
Lockdown measures and access to food
Maintaining dignity in the provision of food
Special diets and cultural requirements
Visual impairment and access to food
Accessing food in rural areas
Food bank volunteers
Conclusion
Inclusive communication
Access to services
Provision of Scottish Government information about the pandemic
Public service provision of information about their services
Conclusion
Social care
Care homes
People requiring social care support
Conclusion
Impact on carers
Young carers
Conclusion
Social isolation and digital exclusion
Social Isolation
Conclusion
Digitial Inclusion
Access to public services
Groups of people most likely to face digital exclusion
Digital exclusion in rural areas
Conclusion
Role of the third sector and impact of COVID-19
Part 2: Protected characteristics and people in vulnerable situations
Disabilities and long-term health conditions
Do Not Attempt Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)
Number of deaths
Public transport and disability during the pandemic
Visual impairment and sight loss
Shared outside spaces
Social distancing
Learning disabilities
Need for disaggregated data
Mental health
Mental health and the Coronavirus Act 2020
Long term health conditions and terminal illness
Adaptations for disabled people
Access to health care
Conclusion
Older people
Employment
Women
Impact of job disruption on women
Lone parent families
Sex discrimination
Domestic abuse and violence against women (and girls)
Domestic abuse and child contact
Equality impact assessments
Conclusion
Black and minority ethnic communities
Ethnicity data
Health
Public sector employees
Health and social care employees
Education employees
Local authority employees
Conclusion
Other labour market participation
Housing
Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
Gypsy/Travellers
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Children and young people
Human rights
Children and young people in vulnerable situations
Poverty
Care and protection
Looked after children and young people
Foster Care
Kinship Care
Collection of data
Education
Mental health
LGBT+
Community safety
Domestic abuse
Social Isolation
Access to health and housing services
Health services
Homelessness and housing
Conclusion
Prisoners
Overall conclusion
Annexe
Image: Disabilities and long-term health conditions
Image: Women
Image: Black and minority ethnic communities
Image: Children and young people
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