Scotland’s national agency for sport, sportscotland, has today (Tuesday 25 July) published a further interim update into the progress made by Cricket Scotland following an independent review into racism in the sport.
The Plan4Sport Changing The Boundaries report concluded that the governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland to be institutionally racist. This followed an in-depth consultation process with close to 1,000 direct engagements from a broad cross-section of all levels of the sport in Scotland.
Plan4Sport found 448 separate examples of racism, discrimination within Scottish cricket. More than half of those (246) related to policies and procedures across the sport, which created a culture where individuals were discriminated against, while 202 detailed individual concerns relating to direct racism, discrimination and inequalities.
Changing The Boundaries contained three immediate high-level recommendations, with associated sub-recommendations. Today’s interim update provides an overview of progress against each of the recommendations.
The update comes after Cricket Scotland confirmed that 12 referrals have now been concluded, with a total of 41 unique actions around Cricket Scotland processes recommended as requiring improvement. All these actions have been accepted in full by Cricket Scotland. Two of the referrals related to the use of racist language, which previously resulted in disciplinary sanctions against individuals.
Details of progress to date. A further public progress update will be published by sportscotland in October this year.
Chief Executive of sportscotland, Forbes Dunlop, said: “We are continuing to support the Cricket Scotland leadership team as it looks to rebuild the sport. We know there is a long way to go but there has been an undoubted commitment to delivering change within the sport in recent months.
“We are pleased to see positive steps being taken in relation to the reestablishment of the external anti-racism and EDI advisory group as well as the delivery of anti-racism and EDI training for staff and Board members of Cricket Scotland. We look forward to this being rolled out across Scottish cricket in the coming months.
“We will continue to work with Cricket Scotland as it implements all recommendations in the Changing The Boundaries report and deliver lasting change within the sport. By working closely with all key stakeholders, we will help build a better future for Scottish cricket.”
Notes to editors
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