Equality Action Plan Other considerations through to approval
Additional Considerations
Generally speaking people can fall into more than one Section 75 category. Taking this into consideration, are there any potential impacts of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance on people with multiple identities? (For example: disabled minority ethnic people, disabled women, young Protestant men, young lesbians, gay and bisexual people.)
The Equality Action Plan contains actions designed to support our citizens and visitors who are all different with various multiple identities and therefore there is a range of different support measures within the actions themselves.
Provide details of data on the impact of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance on people with multiple identities. Specify the relevant Section 75 categories concerned.
All Section 75 Categories have measures to support multiple identities. For example female, carers with a disability may benefit from the review of car parking, whereas the improved communication may support male and female refugees whose first language is not English.
Disability Considerations
Is there an opportunity to better promote positive attitudes towards disabled people by altering this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance?
No. Action measures have been put in place to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people and to improve their participation in public life.
Is there an opportunity to encourage participation by disabled people in public life by altering this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance?
No. Action measures have been put in place to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people and to improve their participation in public life.
Screening Decision
Likely Impact - Minor
If the decision is to subject the policy to an equality impact assessment (i.e. likely impact – Major), please provide details of the reasons for this:
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If the decision is not to conduct an equality impact assessment (i.e. likely impact = Minor) the Council should consider if the policy should be mitigated or an alternative policy be introduced:
A positive impact is expected, the consultation will support the inclusion of further information and assessment of any additional mitigation required.
If the decision is not to conduct an equality impact assessment (i.e. likely impact = None), please provide details of the reasons for this:
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Mitigation
When the Council concludes that the likely impact is ‘Minor’ and an equality impact assessment is not to be conducted, the Council may consider mitigation to lessen the severity of any equality impact, or the introduction of an alternative policy to better promote equality of opportunity or good relations.
Can the policy/decision be amended or changed or an alternative policy introduced to better promote equality of opportunity and/or good relations?
No. A positive impact is expected, the consultation will support the inclusion of further information and assessment of any additional mitigation required.
Timetabling And Prioritising
If the policy/decision has been ‘screened in’ for equality impact assessment, then please answer the following questions to determine its priority for timetabling the equality impact assessment.
On a scale of 1 to 3, with 1 being the lowest priority and 3 the highest, assess the policy in terms of its priority for equality impact assessment.
Priority Criterion
Rating (1 to 3)
Effect on equality of opportunity and good relations N/A
Social Need N/A
Effect on people’s daily lives N/A
Relevance to the Council’s function N/A
Monitoring
Please outline proposals for future monitoring of the policy/decision:
The Equality Action plan will be reviewed following consultation and each year as part of the Councils return to the Equality Commission.
Approval And Authorisation
Screened By Policy Officer, 19 December 2023
Approved By Head of Policy and Community Planning, 21 December 2023