S75 Equality And Good Relations Screening Form
| General Information |
| Service/ Function ☐ | Policy/ Procedure ☐ | Project | Strategy ☐ | Plan ☐ | Guidance ☒ |
| Is this an existing, revised or a new function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Existing ☐ Revised ☐ New ☒ |
| Operational Area | Operations |
| Title | LiveSmart Community Environmental Grant Programme 2021-22 (pilot scheme) |
| Brief Summary Development and implementation of a Community Environmental Grant Programme. Scheme will operate as a pilot in year one. |
| What is it trying to achieve? (intended aims and outcomes) The Grant Programme will focus on waste recycling/reduction/reuse, improving cleanliness in local areas and reducing carbon footprint. The Grant Programme looks to engage local communities and raise environmental standards in places where people live, work, relax and spend time. |
| Who owns and who implements each element of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Head of Operations. Administrative help, project guidance and liaise with internal and external stakeholders provided by Operations Environmental Resource Officer team. |
Other policies etc. which have a bearing on this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Council Grant Funding Policy |
| Available Evidence Evidence to help inform the screening process may take many forms. Public authorities should ensure that their screening decision is informed by relevant data. What evidence/information (both qualitative and quantitative have you gathered to inform this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Specify details for relevant Section 75 categories. |
It is proposed that all Section 75 categories will be considered via:
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| Section 75 Category | Details of Evidence/Information
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| Religious Beliefs | The 2011 Census outlined:
In terms of religion or religion brought up in the 2011 Census indicates that our resident’s religious beliefs are comparable to those in Northern Ireland in that there are 2 predominant groupings i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant. However we also have a number of individuals (5.64%) who do not practice a specific religion or who do not wish to be grouped into a specific religion. In addition we have a small number of individuals who practice other religions. The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone according to their religious beliefs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political Opinion | The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2018) provides the following information on the political parties people in Northern Ireland feel closest to (this information is not available at Council area level) *:
The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone with or without a political opinion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racial Group | On Census Day 27th March 2011 the resident population was:
As a result of this information, the grant programme may have a minor impact on some racial groups where English is not the first language, however, this is mitigated by the translation function on the council website which allows translation of information into 40+ languages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | Age: (Mid Year 2018) (NISRA statistics)
The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone according to their age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marital Status | Marital status by former legacy Council area (most recent figures available from Census 2011):
The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone according to their marital status. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexual Orientation | There are no specific figures available on how many people may be Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual or Trans-gender or Trans-sexual (LGBT) specific to the Council area.
In addition the NI Rainbow Project estimates between 6-10% of any given population could be considered as LGBT. The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone according to their sexual orientation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men and Women Generally | Gender: (Mid Year 2018 Population Estimates)*
The grant programme does not adversely impact men or women generally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dependants | The Census information in 2011 showed: People With or Without Dependents:
The grant programme does not adversely impact anyone with dependants. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | People with a Disability/People Without:
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1. ‘Communication difficulty’ means a difficulty with speaking or making yourself understood. As a result of this information, the grant programme may have a minor impact on individuals with a disability. Council’s Disability Action Plan promotes equality for disabled people. |
| Screening Questions 1. What is the likely impact on equality of opportunity for those affected by this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? |
| Section 75 Category | Positive impact | Neutral | Negative impact | Reason | |
| Gender | Women | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme provided equally regardless of gender. |
| Men | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Transgender men/women | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Other please specify | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Race (As used in the 2011 census) | Asian | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☒ | Impact is minor. Plain English used for communication, information available on council website in multiple languages. Environmental Resource Officer team available to provide advice and signpost to translation services. |
| Black | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☒ | ||
| Chinese | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☒ | ||
| Mixed race White | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☒ | ||
| Other please specify | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Disability | Long term health impairment could include mental health problems, asthma, heart conditions, chronic fatigue etc. | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☒ | Impact is minor. Council’s Disability Action Plan promotes equality for disabled people.Council website is screen reader software compatible. All civic offices have Sign Video available. |
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme provided equally regardless of sexual orientation. |
| Age | Older People | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Applications made via bona fide groups and/or organisations. |
| Younger people and children | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Political Opinion | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme is provided equally regardless of political opinion. | |
| Religious Belief | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme is provided equally regardless of religious belief. | |
| Marital Status | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme is provided equally regardless of marital status. | |
| Dependants | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Impact is neutral. Grant programme is provided equally regardless of dependants. | |
| Screening Questions 2. Are there opportunities to better promote equality of opportunity for people within any of the Section 75 categories? | |||||
| Section 75 Category | If Yes, provide details | If No, provide details | |
| Gender | Women | No | |
| Men | |||
| Transgender men/women | |||
| Other please specify | |||
| Race As used in the 2011 census. | Asian | Yes Identify groups or organisations who may benefit from assistance. These may be groups or organisations who have applied for council grant funding previously and requested assistance. | |
| Black | |||
| Chinese | |||
| Mixed race White | |||
| Other please specify | |||
| Disability | Long term health impairment could include mental health problems, asthma, heart conditions, chronic fatigue etc. | Yes Identify groups or organisations who may benefit from assistance. These may be groups or organisations who have applied for council grant funding previously and requested assistance. | |
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | No | |
| Age | Older People, Younger people and children | No | |
| Political Opinion | No | ||
| Religious Belief | No | ||
| Marital Status | No | ||
| Dependants | No | ||
| Screening Questions 3. To what extent is the policy likely to impact on good relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group? |
| Section 75 Category | Details of policy impact | Level of impact major/minor/none |
| Religious Belief | No Impact | None |
| Political Opinion | No Impact | None |
| Racial Group | No impact | None |
| Screening Questions 4. Are there opportunities to better promote good relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group? |
| Section 75 Category | If Yes, provide details | If No, provide details |
| Religious Belief | None found | |
| Political Opinion | None found | |
| Racial Group | None found |
| Additional Considerations | |
Generally speaking people can fall into more than one Section 75 category. Taking this into consideration, are there any potential impacts of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance on people with multiple identities? (For example: disabled minority ethnic people, disabled women, young Protestant men, young lesbians, gay and bisexual people.) None found | |
| Provide details of data on the impact of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance on people with multiple identities. Specify the relevant Section 75 categories concerned. | |
| None applicable | |
| Disability Considerations Is there an opportunity to better promote positive attitudes towards disabled people by altering this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? ☐ Yes ☒ No | |
| If yes, please give further information and examples: | |
| Is there an opportunity to encourage participation by disabled people in public life by altering this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? ☐ Yes ☒ No | |
| Please give further information and examples: | |
Screening Decision
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If the decision is not to conduct an equality impact assessment (i.e. likely impact = None), please provide details of the reasons for this: No negative equality impacts were found. | |
| Mitigation | |
| When the Council concludes that the likely impact is ‘Minor’ and an equality impact assessment is not to be conducted, the Council may consider mitigation to lessen the severity of any equality impact, or the introduction of an alternative policy to better promote equality of opportunity or good relations. Can the policy/decision be amended or changed or an alternative policy introduced to better promote equality of opportunity and/or good relations? ☐ Yes ☒ No | |
If YES, give the reasons to support your decision, together with the proposed changes/amendments or alternative policy: -- | |
| Timetabling And Prioritising | |
| If the policy/decision has been ‘screened in’ for equality impact assessment, then please answer the following questions to determine its priority for timetabling the equality impact assessment. On a scale of 1 to 3, with 1 being the lowest priority and 3 the highest, assess the policy in terms of its priority for equality impact assessment. | |
| Priority Criterion | Rating (1 to 3) |
| Effect on equality of opportunity and good relations | N/A |
| Social Need | N/A |
| Effect on people’s daily lives | N/A |
| Relevance to the Council’s functions | N/A |
| Monitoring | |
| Please outline proposals for future monitoring of the policy/decision: Grant programme will be monitored and reviewed both during and at the completion of the pilot period. | |
| Approval And Authorisation | |
| Screened By Position/Job Title Date | Date |
| Operations Technical Manager | 31/03/2021 |
| Approved By Position/Job Title Date | Date |
| Head of Operations | 31/03/2021 |