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equality impact assessments

Why undertake Equality Impact Assessments?

It is good practice.

EIAs are a good way of analysing what we are doing with the end user as the main focus. The benefits of impact assessments include:

helping to identify whether we are excluding different groups from any of our services
helping to identify direct or indirect discrimination
assisting us to think carefully about the likely impact of new or existing policies on different eqaulity groups
helping us to target resources more effectively
helping us to identify what is working well as well as what needs improving
helping us to better understand the needs and aspirations of the diverse communities we are here to serve
helping us to reality check our policies and services with the people affected by them.

It is a statutory requirement.

All public bodies must undertake EIA's of their policies and functions, as set out in the equalities legislation. EIA's are not optional.

The Council has recently undertaken the following current EIA's listed by service area:

Central Services

July 2009:

Financial Procedure Rules

Treasury Management

June 2010:

IT Service Desk

April 2011:

New Council Building - Parkside

January 2012:

Tourism Budget Reduction

Counter Fraud Strategy

Communications

May 2006:

Bullying and Harrassment Policy

March 2007:

Redeployment and Redundancy Policy

July 2007:

December 2007:

Flexible Retirement Policy

June 2009:

January 2011:

Budget Proposals

October 2011:

Car Parking Policy

Meet and Greet Area

Recruitment and Selection Policy

December 2011:

Corporate Compensation Policy

Driving Policy for Members

January 2012:

Potentially Violent People Policy

March 2012

Customer Services Staffing Resources

Overtime Policy

Regulatory Services

December 2011:

Alcohol and Substance Mis-Use

Environmental Policy, Buildings etc

Working at Height

January 2012:

March 2012:

Conservation service

Emergency Response arrangements

Processing Planning Applications and Appeals

Provision of advice on planning, building control and licensing procedures

Building Control application forms

Consultation and Publicity for Planning and Licensing Applications

'Pre application' advice on planning proposals

Delegation arrangements for Planning Application decisions

The Gambling Act 2005

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles Policy

Arrangements for speaking at Development Committee

The Licensing Act 2003

Waste Collection Service

Disabled Facilities Grants

Private Housing (Grants and Enforcement)

Env.Health Enforcement

Food Safety Service

Health and Safety Service

Nuisance/pollution investigations

Monitoring Planning permissions

Monitorng s106 agreements

Planning Enforcement process and procedure leaflet

Communities and Neighbourhoods

2009/2010:

Affordable Housing: Towards Submission

Amount of Housing Development: Towards Submission

Better Design: Towards Submission

Countryside: Towards Submission

Economic Needs: Towards Submission

Energy Efficiency: Towards Submission

Renewable Energy: Towards Submission

Flood Risk: Towards Submission

Gypsies and Travellers: Towards Submission

Housing Mix: Towards Submission

Improving Melton Mowbray Town Centre: Towards Submission

Planning Obligations and Tarrifs: Towards Submission

Sport and Recreation: Towards Submission

Transport: Towards Submission

Vision and Objectives: Towards Submission

Where development should take place: Towards Submission

Rural Centres: Towards Submission

Sustainable Villages: Towards Submission

February 2011:

Housing Strategy Statement 2011-2014

January 2012:

Review of Service at Thorpe Road Cemetery

Fairmead Regeneration Project

Anti-Poverty Strategy

Collection of Revenues due to the Council

Homelessness Strategy

Rent Deposit Scheme

Tenants' Incentive Scheme

Safeguard Policy

Fit and Proper Landlord

Prosecution Policy

Overpayment Recovery Policy

Discretionary Housing Payment Scheme

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Processing Procedures

Vulnerable Adults Group

February 2012:

Solar PV Panels on Council Properties

Melton Local Development Framework Core Strategy (Publication) DPD

Housing Repairs Service

Housing Tenancy Review Group

Housing Proposed Secure Tenancy Conditions

Aids & Adaptations

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