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Introduction
All public bodies including Borough and County Councils, the Health Service and Police have to make a list of everything that they do and examine how well the things we do and the way we do them promotes equality of opportunity. This is done over three years and then begun again in year four.
The following is a list of the assessments to be carried out over the next three years and the Service that will be doing them.
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Equality Impact Assessment: Stage 1 Summary Hastings Borough Council Participation and Communications Strategy and Action Plan 2011/12 – 2013/14
This Equality Impact Assessment accompanies the Participation and Communications Strategy which will be considered by Cabinet on 09 May.
Download the Draft Participation and Communications Strategy Equality Impact Assessment:
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Hastings Borough Council Efficiencies, Income and Savings Proposals 2011/12 – 2012/13 Equality Impact Assessment Stage 1 Summary
Before adopting any new policy or making key decisions about Council services we consider how the decision will impact or affect different communities, especially those groups or communities who experience inequality, discrimination, social exclusion or disadvantage. We assess this impact by doing an Equality Impact Assessment. The Equality Impact Assessment on the Council's Efficiencies, Income and Savings proposals for 2011/12 – 2013 was considered at the Budget Cabinet meeting on 16 February as part of the Budget Report (Appendix P) and informed the recommendations to the Full Budget Council on 28 February 2011.
Download the Budget Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix P):
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Equalities Impact Assessments: Year 1
- Community Cohesion: Regeneration and Community Services
- Community Empowerment and Area Based Structures (Communities in Control - ABG Project): Regeneration and Community Services
- Planning Policy - Employment Land Supplementary Planning Document: Planning
- Hastings Information Centre/Town Hall: Communications and Marketing
- Sanctuary Service Review - Housing Services
- Hastings and St Leonards Housing Strategy 2009 to 2013: Housing Services
- Skatepark: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Travellers - County-wide Unauthorised Encampment Policy: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- War Memorial Restoration Project: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Cliff Railways: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Adventure Playground: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Re-location and access to new accommodation Bulverhythe Depot: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Gambling Policy: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Applications for season tickets and permits and written communications: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Budget and Corporate Plan: Financial Services and Projects Policy, Partnership and Sustainability
- Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services: Financial Services and Projects
- Financial Operating Procedures: Financial Services and Projects
- Procurement: Audit and Investigation
- Working Practices: People and Organisational Development
- 2009 Restructure: People and Organisational Development
- Community Strategy: Policy, Partnership and Sustainability
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Equalities Impact Assessments: Year 2
- Stade Project: Communications and Marketing
- Cultural Regeneration Strategy and Cultural Sector Development: Regeneration and Community Services
- Regeneration Programme Management: Regeneration and Community Services
- Safer Communities Strategy: Regeneration and Community Services
- Future Jobs Fund: Regeneration and Community Services
- Jackson Hall: Regeneration and Community Services
- Economic Development and Inclusion Strategy - Reviewed Implementation Plan: Regeneration and Community Services
- Safer Communities Funding: Regeneration and Community Services
- About magazine: Communications and Marketing
- Marketing Activity (including websites): Communications and Marketing
- Information Technology Service: Communications and Marketing
- County Youth Homelessness Strategy: Housing Services
- Housing Customer Services: Housing Services
- South Coast Money Line: Housing Services
- East Sussex Energy Partnership: Housing Services
- Housing Renewal Financial Assistance Policy and Disabled Facilities Grants Review: Housing Services
- Empty Homes Strategy Review: Housing Services
- Affordable Warmth Policy Review: Housing Services
- Houses in Multiple Occupation Licensing Scheme Review: Housing Services
- Accommodation Services: Housing Services
- Housing Options Review: Housing Services
- Temporary Accommodation: Housing Services
- Hastings and St Leonards Homelessness Strategy 2008 to 2013: Housing Services
- Additional Houses in Multiple Occupation Licensing Scheme Review: Housing Services
- Building Control: Planning
- Local Land and Property Gazetteer and Land Charges: Planning
- Development Control (including Conservation and Design): Planning
- Pelham Seafront Improvement Scheme: Planning
- Retention of Visitor Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document: Planning
- Local Development Framework - Core Strategy: Planning
- Beach Management Plan: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Public Realm: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Sport Development Action Plan: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Play Strategy (includes Make Way for Play): Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Freedom Leisure Contract: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Public Conveniences: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Enforcement activities: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Cemetery and Crematorium: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Application Process for environmental health licences permits: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Accessibility of information and customer services in Parking Services: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Full Hastings Borough Council Licensing Policy: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Enforcement Activities within Environmental Health: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Priority Income and Expenditure Review: Financial Services and Projects
- Financial Operating Procedures: Financial Services and Projects
- Budget and Corporate Plan: Financial Services and Projects Policy, Partnership and Sustainability
- Projects Service: Financial Services and Projects
- Estates Service: Financial Services and Projects
- Benefits Investigation: Audit and Investigation
- Legal Services: Legal and Democratic Services
- Member and Scrutiny: Legal and Democratic Services
- Recruitment and Selection: People and Organisational Development
- Learning and Development: People and Organisational Development
- People Strategy: People and Organisational Development
- Policy, Partnerships and Sustainability Service: Policy, Partnership and Sustainability
The following year 2 Equalities Impact Assessments are available:
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Equalities Impact Assessments: Year 3
- Housing Renewal Enforcement Policy Review: Housing Services
- Corporate Compulsory Purchase Policy Review: Housing Services
- Accredited Lettings Scheme Review: Housing Services
- Home Improvement Agency Contract Review: Housing Services
- Parks and Grounds Maintenance: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Allotments: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Charging for services, Green Waste / Bulky Household (review): Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Access to services Twin Bin Refuse and recycling domestic collections (review): Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Chalets: Amenities, Waste and Leisure
- Charging for Services in Environmental Health: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Access to and Awareness of Environmental Health Services: Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
- Priority Income and Expenditure Review: Financial Services and Projects
- Financial Operating Procedures: Financial Services and Projects
- Budget and Corporate Plan: Financial Services and Projects, and Policy, Partnership and Sustainability
- Public Art: Financial Services and Projects
- Accountancy and Finance: Financial Services and Projects
- Democratic Services - Electoral: Legal and Democratic Services
- Audit: Audit and Investigation
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Equalities Impact Assessment Summary: Gambling Review Policy
Name of EQIA: Statutory Review of the Council's Gambling Act Statement of Principles
Period: July to October 2009
Date signed off by DEG: NA as managed through directorate management team
Lead assessor: Head of Environmental Health, Parking and Highways
Other assessors: Equalities Project Officer, Licensing Manager, Senior Licensing Officer
Data and research: July 2009 - prepared screening information
24 July - held Equalities Impact Assessment workshop
Late July - researched other Local Authority Gambling Policies to identify format that was more easy to read and understand
Late July - produced new Executive Summary and entirely redrafted policy document for consultation
August to start October - carried out statutory consultation
Early October - reviewed feedback from consultation
Consultation - who was consulted and how:
Local Authorities are required by law to consult on their gambling policies and stakeholders are specified in Government guidance. We carried out a full public consultation which ended on 01 October 2009. Broadly, our consultation included the following groups:
- The Chief Officer of Police
- East Sussex Safeguarding Children Board
- Hastings Borough Council Ward Councillors
- Trade associations and businesses who will be holding premises licences
- Responsible Authorities
- Community and faith organisations and those working with problem gamblers and young people
- Salvation Army
- Citizen Advice Centre
Assessment of impact, outcomes and key follow up actions:
The Council's Gambling Act Statement of Principles was deemed to be of low impact from an equalities perspective because of the statutory controls that are in place, and the local compliance checking regime we operate, and the fact that the Licensing Team assist people with language difficulties as and when necessary.
The main issue identified was that the existing document was not very easy to read or understand. Although Government dictates much of what needs to be included, and the document will never be short and succinct, we decided there was scope to make it easier to read and understand. This resulted in an Executive Summary and an entirely redrafted policy document modelled on one produced by the London Borough of Hackney.
Name and contact details of delivering officer: Head of Environmental Health, Parking and Highways: Aquila House - please contact us for a full report.
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Equalities Impact Assessment Summary: War Memorial restoration - Alexandra Park
Name of EQIA: War Memorial restoration - Alexandra Park
Period: 01 September 2009 to 31 March 2010 (works)
Date signed off by DEG: 16 November 2009
Lead assessor: Amenities Manager
Other assessors: none
Data and research: Held on project file
Consultation - who was consulted and how:
- War Memorial steering group - meetings
- Ex Servicemen's Association - meetings
- English Heritage - on site meetings and through Planning Application for Listed Building consent
- Planning Application - process
Assessment of impact, outcomes and key follow up actions:
Identified key impacts were:
- Accessibility for both elderly and disabled people
- Aspects of the design improved accessibility into and within the site and improved interpretation
Name and contact details of delivering officer: Amenities Manager, Amenities, Waste and Leisure, Environmental Services Directorate: Aquila House - please contact us for a full report.
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Equalities Impact Assessment Summary: Housing Strategy
Name of EQIA: Housing Strategy 2009 to 2013
Period: September 2009 to April 2013
Date signed off by DEG: 10 November 2009
Lead assessor: Housing Policy Officer
Other assessors:
- Housing Renewal Manager
- Housing Operations Manager
- Equalities Project Officer
- Planning Policy Officer
- AmicusHorizon Performance Manager (Sussex Region)
Data and research:
- Equalities Monitoring Reports (Options and Renewal service)
- Customer Satisfaction
- Complaints, Grants and Inspections module (Renewal)
- Anite OHMS (General Enquiries, Homemove, Homelessness)
- Housing Register (Homemove)
- HomeTrack
- Census
- East Sussex in Figures (ESiF)
- Stock Condition Survey 2007
- Housing Needs Survey 2005
- Housing Market Assessment 2005
- Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA)
- HMO Licensing enquiries (Renewal)
- Request CORE stats from AmicusHorizon
- Planning Policy information
Consultation - who was consulted and how:
Public consultation was carried out in July 2009 alongside the Hastings Housing Strategy 2009 - 2013. The Key themes identified during the initial stages of the EIA were consulted upon with the consultees being asked to choose the three equality themes that they felt were most important to them.
Once the consultation was complete the most popular key themes were then turned into actions to feed into the Hastings and St Leonards Housing Strategy 2009 - 2013 document. The actions have also been included in this EIA.
Name and contact details of delivering officer: Housing Strategy and Development Team: Renaissance House - please contact us for a full report.
