EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 2010 - Falkirk Council

Consultation/Involvement carried out (methods, target groups etc).
a) Focus Group with disabled people and carers previously involved in adaptations process.
(July 2009)
b) Survey of disabled people / their carers about major adaptations – all former grant
applicants invited to complete survey plus social work clients and via website, to widen
participation after focus group. (October 2009)
c) Survey about overall options for Scheme of Assistance - to 1000 randomly selected private
households, and all groups listed in Appendix 1. Survey was placed on Council website and
there were various public open sessions throughout the area.
Proposed method to reduce or eliminate adverse impact (including reasons chosen).
(Explain what action is being taken or planned to reduce adverse impact).
As per question 14 (Screening), the following steps are being taken:
• Equalities data will be collected on an ongoing basis to monitor whether certain groups
may have difficulty accessing assistance when the new Scheme is introduced from 1 April
2010.
• Improvements to the service have been identified through the consultation process and
will be implemented accordingly.
Priority High/Medium/Low
Medium
For the following questions, tick areas of equality relevance (tick boxes will refer to
equality strands – Race, Gender, Disability, Age, Sexual Orientation, Religion/Belief,
None)
Risk of adverse impact – data used including assessment of reliability/validity
Race - None
Gender - None
Disability – Medium
Age - Medium
Sexual Orientation - None
Religion/Belief - None
Assessment of adverse impact
Race - None
Gender - None
Disability – Medium
Age - Medium
Sexual Orientation - None
Religion/Belief - None
Conclusions and recommendations for amendments to the policy.
The policy will take into account the positive impacts identified as per Q12 (Screening) in
relation to improvements to the layout and format of information leaflets, improving
information and advice and implementing new service standards.
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