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Stage 1: Equality Impact Assessment
1. What are the main aims purpose and outcomes of the Policy and how do these fit with the wider aims of the organization?
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The Tenancy Strategy is being written to comply with s150 of the Localism Act. It is to ensure that changes to the way social housing is provided – such as flexible tenure and affordable rent – are monitored and that Registered Providers of Social Housing understand what Maidstone Borough Council’s position on these changes are. |
2. How do these aims affect our duty to: · Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimization and other conduct prohibited by the act. · Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. · Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
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The policy is to be universally applied to Registered Providers of Social Housing and will not impact on discrimination or equality
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3. What aspects of the policy including how it is delivered or accessed could contribute to inequality?
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Affordable Rent and Flexible Tenure will lead to inequities in terms of contracts between existing social tenants and new social tenants. This is an unavoidable consequence of these changes.
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4. Will the policy have an impact (positive or negative) upon the lives of people, including particular communities and groups who have protected characteristics ? What evidence do you have for this?
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No, this is a policy that will be applied universally and will impact all tenants of social housing.
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If the answer to the second question has identified potential impacts and you have answered yes to any of the remaining questions then you should carry out a full EQIA set out as stage 2 below.
Stage 2: Equality Impact Assessment
Name of Policy/Service/Function |
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Purpose |
What are you trying to achieve with the policy / service / function?
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Who defines and manages it? |
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Who do you intend to benefit from it and how?
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What could prevent people from getting the most out of the policy / service / function?
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How will you get your customers involved in the analysis and how will you tell people about it?
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Evidence
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How will you know if the policy delivers its intended outcome / benefits?
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How satisfied are your customers and how do you know?
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What existing data do you have on the people that use the service and the wider population?
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What other information would it be useful to have? How could you get this?
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Are you breaking down data by equality groups where relevant (such as by gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity)?
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Are you using partners, stakeholders, and councillors to get information and feedback?
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Impact |
Are some people benefiting more – or less - than others? If so, why might this be?
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Actions |
If the evidence suggests that the policy / service / function benefits a particular group – or disadvantages another - is there a justifiable reason for this and if so, what is it?
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Is it discriminatory in any way?
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Is there a possible impact in relationships or perceptions between different parts of the community?
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What measures can you put in place to reduce disadvantages?
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Do you need to consult further?
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Have you identified any potential improvements to customer service?
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Who should you tell about the outcomes of this analysis?
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Have you built the actions into your Service Plan or Policy Implementation Plan with a clear timescale?
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When will this assessment need to be repeated?
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