Equality Impact Assessments

An Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) is a tool for assessing and consulting on the likely affect of the way the Council does its business for different groups of people. They help Councils identify the particular needs of different groups and aim to reduce the likelihood of discrimination. The Borough of Poole's approach is to undertake generic EQIAs to consider all equality issues, including:

• race
• gender
• disability
• age 
• religious belief or faith
• sexual orientation

This reflects BoP's commitment to equality as a core value. Undertaking EQIAs contributes to the Council achieving the Equality Standard for Local Government

Each Service Unit has been asked to consider the likely impact of their key services from existing evidence . Service Units have been asked to identify priority actions to take over the coming three years and where appropriate develop appropriate ways of measuring progress. These will then fed into each service units' annual business plan and inform our review of our Equality and Diversity Scheme.

Completed EQIAs for each service are provided below:

ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

•  Safeguarding Provision
• Older Persons
• Personalisation & Efficiency of Adult Social Care

BUILDING CONSULTANCY SERVICES

•  Building Regulation Services

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE SERVICES

• Integrated Services Register 2008
• Strategy, Quality & Improvement Register
• Social Care Register

CULTURE & COMMUNITY LEARNING

• Library Services
• Arts Services
• Poole Museum Services

CUSTOMER SERVICES & COMMUNICATIONS

LEGAL & DEMOCRATIC SERVICES

• Support to and development of Elected Members
• Civil Registration Services (1)
• Civil Registration Services (2)
• Public access to democratic processes
• Elections and Electoral Registration
•  Legal Advice to Council Service Units
•  Local Land Charges

ENVIRONMENTAL & CONSUMER PROTECTION SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Benefits Service
• Corporate Procurement Services
• Bailiffs Code of Practice and Debt Recovery Policy
• EQIA Collection of Council Tax and Non-domestic rates
• Payments (Creditors Team)
• Income Team (Debtors)
• Treasury Management Strategy
• Insurance Services
• Medium Term Financial Plan
• Internal Audit

HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES

ICT & BUSINESS SUPPORT

• ICT & Business Support

LEISURE SERVICES

HUMAN RESOURCES 

• Recruitment and Retention

PLANNING, DESIGN & CONTROL SERVICES

STRATEGY DIRECTORATE

• Corporate Performance
• Corporate Complaints

PROPERTY SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

• Public Transport
• Community Transport
• Concessionary Travel
• Car Parks
• Road Safety

TOURISM

• Tourism

If anyone would like to know more or ask about any of the published documents please contact Sue Newell by e-mail or on 01202 633035 in the first instance.