Equality Impact Assessment Action Plan Protected Issues identified Action to be Expected Owner Timescale Cost Characteristic taken Outcomes implications All Limited data available The new It is expected that Sarah October 2018 NIL – to measure commissioned service this action will Peacock September 2023 accessibility and to have more robust facilitate a more effectiveness of mechanisms for responsive, targeted support services to collecting and service, and those with protected reporting equalities improved intelligence characteristics. data for future commissioning, and resource allocation purposes. All Under-representation Equalities data to be Meaningful Sarah January 2018 Less than £500 – of those with collected and responses to the Peacock February 2018 (costs of holding protected analysed from proposed model from additional characteristics within consultation events. a wide range of consultation events) current service Should individuals, including provision makes those with protected thorough consultation continue, additional characteristics. challenging. consultation events There is scope to should be held to change the service further engage with specification should communities. issues arise. All Update EqIA post consultation
Equality Impact Assessment Action Plan Protected Characteristic Issues identified Action to be taken Expected Outcomes Owner Timescale Cost implications All Limited data available to measure accessibility and effectiveness of support services to those with protected characteristics. The new commissioned service to have more robust mechanisms for collecting and reporting equalities data It is expected that this action will facilitate a more responsive, targeted service, and improved intelligence for future commissioning, and resource allocation purposes. Sarah Peacock October 2018 – September 2023 NIL All Under-representation of those with protected characteristics within current service provision makes thorough consultation challenging. Equalities data to be collected and analysed from consultation events. Should continue, additional consultation events should be held to further engage with communities. Meaningful responses to the proposed model from a wide range of individuals, including those with protected characteristics. There is scope to change the service specification should issues arise. Sarah Peacock January 2018 – February 2018 Less than £500 (costs of holding additional consultation events) All Update EqIA post consultation