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We want to know what you think about COVID-19 in Scotland
We want to know what you think about COVID-19
in Scotland
Who we are
We are the Equalities and Human Rights Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
Committees are small groups of people who are Members of the Scottish Parliament also called MSPs.
We are politicians. Politicians are people who make decisions and laws for the country you live in.
The Scottish people decide who is a Member of the Scottish Parliament by voting for them in elections.
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The Scottish Parliament makes laws in Scotland. It speaks out for people in Scotland.
Equalities mean everyone is treated fairly and has the same chance to enjoy a great life.
It means you don’t get treated differently because of things like where you come from, what you believe in or what disability you have.
Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that every person in the world should have for their whole life.
Our committee meets to talk about equalities and human rights in Scotland.
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What this booklet is about
This booklet is about how COVID-19 is affecting equalities and human rights in Scotland.
COVID-19 is a new illness affecting people and countries all over the world including Scotland.
We want to find out
● who is being affected the mostby COVID-19
● what is happening to helppeople
● if the rules about COVID-19 haveaffected equalities and humanrights.
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● call this telephone number 0800 092 7500
● or send an email to this address [email protected]
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What you tell us is important. It will help politicians decide what to do in Scotland about COVID-19.
If something is affecting you now and you want help you can contact the Members of the Scottish Parliament for your area.
To find out who they are go to this website and enter your postcodehttps://www.parliament.scot/mspfinder/index.html
Public Information can help you find out who they are
What we want you to tell us
Here are some of the things we want you to tell us about COVID-19. You don’t have to tell us about all of them.
We want to know
● how it has affected you
● how it has affected otherpeople
● if it has affected some peoplemore than other people
● if you are being treated thesame as everyone else
● if your human rights are beingaffected.
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We want to know what you think the Scottish Government and public authorities can do to make things better at the moment and later on.
The Scottish Government decides how to run the country.
Public authorities are organisations like councils and health services. They make decisions that affect you.
If you work for an organisation helping your community and want to tell us the views of the people you support, please contact us.
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© The Scottish Government
How to tell us what you think
Send an email to this addressequalities.humanrights@ parliament.scot
Write to us at this addressThe Scottish ParliamentEqualities and Human Rights CommitteeEdinburghEH99 1SP
You can write to us in any language.
You do not have to tell us what you think straight away. We are interested for the whole time COVID-19 is affecting Scotland.
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What we do with your information
Our Privacy Notice tells you what we do with your information.
For example, we might put your name and what you tell us on our website or in a report. You can ask us not to do this.
Before you tell us what you think you can read a summary of our Privacy Notice. The full version is a legal document.
Please make sure you understand our Privacy Notice and are happy with what it says. Remember, you can tell us if you are not happy.
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If you need help with anything in this booklet or if you want the questions in a different language or format
● call this telephone number 0131 348 6040
● or send an email to this address equalities.humanrights@ parliament.scot
The full version of this document is called“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
equalities and human rights”
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