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1. What are the main aims purpose and outcomes of the Policy and how do these fit with the wider aims of the organization?

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.

The policy is to be universally applied to Registered Providers of Social Housing and will not impact on discrimination or equality

3. What aspects of the policy including how it is delivered or accessed could contribute to inequality?

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.

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?

No, this is a policy that will be applied universally and will impact all tenants of social housing.

Name of Policy/Service/Function

Purpose

What are you trying to achieve with the policy / service / function?

Who defines and manages it?

Who do you intend to benefit from it and how?

What could prevent people from getting the most out of the policy / service / function?

How will you get your customers involved in the analysis and how will you tell people about it?

Evidence

How will you know if the policy delivers its intended outcome / benefits?

How satisfied are your customers and how do you know?

What existing data do you have on the people that use the service and the wider population?

What other information would it be useful to have?  How could you get this?

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)?

Are you using partners, stakeholders, and councillors to get information and feedback?

Impact

Are some people benefiting more – or less - than others?  If so, why might this be?

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?

Is it discriminatory in any way?

Is there a possible impact in relationships or perceptions between different parts of the community?

What measures can you put in place to reduce disadvantages?

Do you need to consult further?

Have you identified any potential improvements to customer service?

Who should you tell about the outcomes of this analysis?

Have you built the actions into your Service Plan or Policy Implementation Plan with a clear timescale?

When will this assessment need to be repeated?