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Chamber and committees

Severe Funding Cut for Show Racism the Red Card

  • Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2014
  • Motion reference: S4M-10039

That the Parliament notes with concern the significant reduction of funding for Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) and its anti-sectarianism strand, Show Bigotry the Red Card (SBTRC), from £120,000 in 2011-12 to £40,000 in 2014-15; understands that this cut was not agreed with the charity despite the answer to parliamentary question S4W-20199 on 7 April 2014 stating otherwise; believes that the cut was only agreed after negotiation that other funds would be made available, which has not happened; understands that, with the significant financial pressure being placed upon it, the charity is currently unable to fill a key post, which has had a severe impact on the services it provides; believes that the work of SRTRC is vital in tackling racism and sectarianism; understands that, of SRTRC and SBTRC participants who admitted to using sectarian or racist behaviour in the past, 70.5% said they would not do so again and that 90.6% of participants said that they would report incidents thanks to the charity’s input, and calls on the Scottish Government to reinstate financial support to SRTRC to 2011-12 levels to allow it to continue to deliver its essential education and campaign work against racism and sectarianism in Scottish communities.


Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Mary Fee, Patricia Ferguson, Neil Findlay, Lewis Macdonald, Hanzala Malik, Margaret McDougall, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Murray, Richard Simpson, David Stewart