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 | Good Relations |
| Title | • Ethical and Shared Remembering Project • Partition: What Did it Do for Us? Project • Hide and Seek Schools resource revision / launch • Creative arts competition / online exhibition • David Hume Talk |
| Brief Summary As part of Council’s NI100 Programme of activities, a number of projects being delivered as part of the GR action plan are being included as NI100 initiatives. The projects are addressing the centenary events in a way that contributes positively to the programme by ensuring a positive GR ethos and are open to the whole community. |
What is it trying to achieve? (intended aims and outcomes) The NI100 programme is made up a wide variety of projects and initiative’s and the contribution of the GR facilitated projects aim to ensure that the programme is reflective of and provides opportunities to encourage all community backgrounds to participate in dialogue that is respectful to the 2 main traditions / communities within Northern Ireland. The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area is made up of the following: The Good Relations projects aims to ensure that the NI100 programme provides opportunities for and is open and accessible to all. |
| Who owns and who implements each element of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council owns the NI100 programme. The GR team implements to GR strategy and Action plan on behalf of Council. |
Other policies etc. which have a bearing on this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance?
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| 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. |
The aims and objectives of the projects being delivered as part of the NI100 programme as a contribution from the GR action plan are reflective of and follow the decade principles for remembering. |
| Section 75 Category | Details of Evidence/Information |
| Religious Beliefs | Church and other faith groups were consulted on the audit that informed the strategy and action plan. |
| Political Opinion | Elected members were consulted on the audit that informed the strategy and action plan. Representatives from the two main traditions were also consulted as part of the audit process. Historical and other cultural groups were consulted on the audit that informed the strategy and action plan. |
| Racial | B, M and ME communities were consulted on the audit that informed the strategy and the action plan. |
| Age | All of the consultees are from a range of different ages. Age concern was also consulted. |
| Marital Status | Not specifically relevant to this strategy and action plan. |
| Sexual Orientation | The Rainbow project was consulted as part of the audit that informed the strategy and action plan. Other consultees were not asked nor did they disclose as part of the consultation process. Not specifically relevant to this Action Plan |
| Men and Women Generally | Men and women in general were consulted as part of the consultation process. |
| Dependants | Don’t know – not asked or disclosed as part of the consultation process. |
| Disability | All section 75 groups were consulted on the audit that informed the action plan. A separate consultation meeting took place with an interpreter to all groups were included. |
| 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 ☐ | The projects aim to provide opportunities for positive engagement in dialogue for all sections of the community. |
| Men | ☒ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Transgender men/women | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Other please specify | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Race (As used in the 2011 census) | Asian | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | The project has no specific impact on race |
| 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 ☐ | There is no impact on disability |
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | There will be no impact on sexual orientation. |
| Age | Older People | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | The projects are open to all age groups. |
| Younger people and children | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Political Opinion | ☒ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | The projects provide opportunities for positive dialogue and encourage respect for other community backgrounds in a safe space. | |
| Religious Belief | ☒ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | The projects provide opportunities for positive dialogue and encourage respect for other community backgrounds in a safe space. | |
| Marital Status | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | No impact on marital status | |
| Dependants | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | No impact | |
| 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 | Not specifically applicable to these projects | ||
| Men | ||||
| Transgender men/women | ||||
| Other please specify | ||||
| Race | Asian Black Chinese Mixed Race White Other | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | ||
| Disability | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | |||
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | ||
| Age | Older People, Younger people and children | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | ||
| Political Opinion | The projects aim to ensure positive promotion of Good Relations for all sections of the community with particular consideration given to ensure the positive promotion of Good Relations between people from different Political backgrounds. | |||
| Religious Belief | The projects aim to ensure the positive promotion of Good Relations for all sections of the community with particular consideration given to ensure the positive promotion of Good Relations between people from different religious backgrounds. | |||
| Marital Status | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | |||
| Dependants | Not specifically applicable to these projects. | |||
| 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 | Positive. The purpose of the projects seek to promote Good Relations between people from different religious backgrounds. | |
| Political Opinion | Positive. The purpose of the projects seek to promote Good Relations between people from different political backgrounds. | |
| Racial Group | No impact |
| 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 | Positive. The purpose of the projects seek to promote Good Relations between people from different religious backgrounds. | |
| Political Opinion | Positive. The purpose of the projects seek to promote Good Relations between people from different political backgrounds. | |
| Racial Group | No Impact | Specific to the groups / community backgrounds that were affected by Partition / Formation of Northern Ireland in 1921 |
| 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.) Regardless of any of the other section 75 groups mentioned above, people from different political and religious identities will benefit from the projects / resources. | |
| 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. | |
Regardless of any of the other section 75 groups mentioned above, people from different political and religious identities will benefit from the projects / resources . | |
| 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: As the strategy and action plan are primarily concerned with the promotion of Good Relations between people from different religious, political and racial backgrounds (Section 75 (2)), the plan does not provide for a direct opportunity to better promote positive attitudes towards disabled people. | |
| 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: Due to the ongoing Covid Situation we are unable to deliver the projects face to face and they will be delivered online. | |
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: The projects / resources aim to promote better relationships between people from different political and religious/faith backgrounds. The projects will aim to have a pro-active approach to have a positive impact on a number of section 75 categories. | |
| 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: N/A | |
| 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: Monitoring and evaluation of Good Relations programmes will be carried out on an ongoing basis by the GR staff in compliance with the requirements of The Executive Office. | |
| Approval And Authorisation | |
| Screened By Position/Job Title Date | Date |
| Good Relations Manager | 27 August 2021 |
*Sources:
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT), Queen’s University Belfast and the Ulster University NI Life and Times Survey - 2019 : ORIENT2 (ark.ac.uk)
https://www.ark.ac.uk/election...;
Northern Ireland Statistics website: www.nisra.gov.uk
2019 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (nisra.gov.uk)
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