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 | Organisation Wide |
| Title | Eye Test Policy and Procedure |
| Brief Summary It is the policy of the Council that all staff have a safe and healthy place of work. This includes those staff who are working in front of a computer, using a lap top or a tablet, otherwise known as Display Screen Equipment (DSE), as a substantial part of their work. |
| What is it trying to achieve? (intended aims and outcomes) The Council will fulfil its obligations under the DSE (NI) Regulations 1992 as amended by;
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| Who owns and who implements each element of the function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? Health & Safety and Insurance Department own the Policy. Line Managers – shall ensure that workstation equipment is of a suitable standard, assessments are carried out in their area of responsibility, and that appropriate recommendations are carried out. Users – shall ensure that they carry out training and assessment as required, report any health issues associated with the use of DSE to their Line Manager and review the assessment regularly as above. |
Other policies etc. which have a bearing on this function, service, policy, procedure, project, strategy, plan or guidance? |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Section 75 Category | Details of Evidence/Information |
| Religious Beliefs | The Policy has no impact on Religious belief |
| Political Opinion | The Policy has no impact on Political Opinion |
| Racial Group | Council will put in place alternative formats or an interpreter if required |
| Age | The Policy has no impact on Age |
| Marital Status | The Policy has no impact on Marital Status |
| Sexual Orientation | The Policy has no impact on Sexual Orientation |
| Men and Women Generally | The Policy has no impact on Men and Women Generally |
| Dependants | The Policy has no impact on Dependants |
| Disability | Reasonable adjustments will be considered where appropriate |
| 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 ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation |
| Men | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Transgender men/women | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Other please specify | ☐ | ☐ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Race (As used in the 2011 census) | Asian | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation |
| 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 ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation |
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation |
| Age | Older People | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation |
| Younger people and children | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | ||
| Political Opinion | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation | |
| Religious Belief | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation | |
| Marital Status | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation | |
| Dependants | ☐ | ☒ | Major ☐ Minor ☐ | Agreed Policy which will be applied consistently across the organisation | |
| 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 specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | ||
| Men | ||||
| Transgender men/women | ||||
| Other please specify | ||||
| Race As used in the 2011 census. | Asian | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | ||
| Black | ||||
| Chinese | ||||
| Mixed race White | ||||
| Other please specify | ||||
| Disability | Long term health impairment could include mental health problems, asthma, heart conditions, chronic fatigue etc. | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | ||
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual, lesbian, gay men, bisexual, others | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | ||
| Age | Older People, Younger people and children | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | ||
| Political Opinion | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | |||
| Religious Belief | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | |||
| Marital Status | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | |||
| Dependants | No specific opportunity to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the section 75 equality categories has been identified. | |||
| 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 | The policy has no impact on people of different religious belief. | |
| Political Opinion | The policy has no impact on people of different political opinion. | |
| Racial Group | The policy has no impact on people of different racial groupings. |
| 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 | No specific opportunity to better promote good relations for people of different religious beliefs. | |
| Political Opinion | No specific opportunity to better promote good relations for people of different political opinions. | |
| Racial Group | No specific opportunity to better promote good relations for people of different racial groups. |
| 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.) No | |
| 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. | |
| N/A | |
| 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: Through the process of developing the policy and the screening process we have not identified any equality issues that require further consideration. | |
| 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: The Council will keep this Policy under review as required and may make any changes in line with legislation, and in consultation with trade unions. | |
| Approval And Authorisation | |
| Screened By Position/Job Title Date | Date |
| HR Business Officer | 11/11/2021 |
| Approved By Position/Job Title Date | |
| HR Business Partner Org Development | 11/11/2021 |