4.8 Because of their religion and belief or non-belief? Religion and Positive Negative None / Reason for your decision belief or non Negligible (including evidence)/ How – belief it impact? Different Better planning and delivery religious of pharmaceutical services groups arising from the including implementation of the Bill is Muslims, Jews, likely to benefit all groups Christians, X within the community. Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, Others (please specify) Belief e.g. X Humanists Non-belief X 4.9 Because of their sexual orientation? Sexual Positive Negative None / Reason for your decision Orientation Negligible (including evidence)/ How it impact? Gay men X Better planning and Lesbians X delivery of pharmaceutical services arising from the Bi-sexual implementation of the Bill is likely to benefit all groups within the community. The Bill includes a regulation making power which could require LHBs to carry out a consultation X in connection with undertaking an assessment. This may meet the need highlighted by Stonewall (referenced above at section 2) for members of the LGB community to be engaged in the planning of services. 4.10 Do you think that this policy will have a positive or negative impact on people’s human rights?
4.8 Because of their religion and belief or non-belief? Religion and belief or non – belief Positive Negative None / Negligible Reason for your decision (including evidence)/ How it impact? Different religious groups including Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, Others (please specify) X Better planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services arising from the implementation of the Bill is likely to benefit all groups within the community. Belief e.g. Humanists X Non-belief X 4.9 Because of their sexual orientation? Sexual Orientation Positive Negative None / Negligible Reason for your decision (including evidence)/ How it impact? Gay men X Better planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services arising from the implementation of the Bill is likely to benefit all groups within the community. The Bill includes a regulation making power which could require LHBs to carry out a consultation in connection with undertaking an assessment. This may meet the need highlighted by Stonewall (referenced above at section 2) for members of the LGB community to be engaged in the planning of services. Lesbians X Bi-sexual X 4.10 Do you think that this policy will have a positive or negative impact on people’s human rights?
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