To help to understand whether our services are meeting everyone's needs and that people who need our services have access to them, we will carry out Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). The purpose of doing an EIA is to ensure that the council’s decisions and activities do not disadvantage different groups in our community, enabling us to deliver an equitable service for everyone.
Equality Impact Assessments will be carried out on all new policies and functions as they are developed and over time on all other existing policies, functions and services. All of the protected characteristics will be considered including race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age and religion/belief.
Once an Equality Impact Assessment has been carried out, we will need to consider what changes needs to undertaken within the policy to reflect the findings from the assessment.
A summary of the results will be published on our website and will be reported as part of the annual reviews of our Equality Scheme. The results will be made available in alternative formats on request.
The council will conduct Equality Impact Assessments for all new and existing major policies, services and projects.
Completed Equality Impact Assessments
The results and summaries of the Council's Equality Impact Assessments will be published here upon completion.
Completed Equalities Impact Assessments have been categorised by themes or service areas:
Corporate
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Car Parking | February 2010 |
| Procurement | March 2010 |
| Concessionary Fares | March 2010 |
| Corporate Consultation | October 2010 |
| Local Land Charges | March 2011 |
Human resources
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Recruitment and Selection | January 2008 |
| Learning and Development Strategy | December 2008 |
| Dispute Resolution Procedures | December 2009 |
| Organisational Health Strategy | January 2011 |
| Restructuring and Redundancy Proposals | January 2011 |
| Flexible Working/Leave Arrangements | June 2011 |
| Prevention of Illegal Working | August 2011 |
| Bullying and Harassment Procedures | August 2011 |
Leisure, Tourism and Harbours
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Ports Strategy | January 2008 |
| Sport and Leisure Services | November 2009 |
| Spa Services, inc. catering and events | November 2009 |
| Visitor Services | November 2009 |
Housing and Homelessness
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Homelessness Strategy | July 2009 |
| Home Improvement Agency | June 2010 |
Environmental Health, Protection and Licensing
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Gambling Policy | October 2018 |
| Licensing Policy | October 2018 |
| Licensing Policy - amendments 2010 | January 2010 |
| Environmental Regulation | May 2010 |
| Licensing Services | October 2009 |
| Food and occupational Safety | October 2009 |
Benefits and Revenues
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Benefits | October 2015 |
| Benefits Take up | February 2008 |
| Benefits | June 2010 |
| Income and Recoveries | July 2010 |
| Local Taxation | July 2010 |
Street Cleansing and Waste & Recycling Collection
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Refuse Collection and Recycling | November 2009 |
Democratic and Elections
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Electoral Registration | June 2008 |
| Scrutiny | September 2010 |
Sustainable and Safer Communities
| Impact Assessment | Date |
|---|---|
| Area Forum | January 2008 |
| Sustainable Community Strategy | April 2010 |
| Safer Communities | May 2010 |
We welcome feedback on our programme of EIAs and the EIAs we have undertaken.