Screening Grid No Could this Provide details: Could this policy, procedure, project or service promote Assessment of potential policy, a) Is internal action equal opportunities for this group? impact procedure, required? If yes what? YES/NO - Explain how good practice can promote equal HIGH/MEDIUM project or opportunities LOW/NONE service b) Is further assessment UNKNOWN affect this required? If yes, why? group less favourably Positive Negative than others in Kent? YES/NO If yes how? 1 Age No High None Yes. The provider will be expected to deliver a range of No, this specific service will interventions and activities in order to meet the needs of various be open to all those who target age groups within this characteristic. are 18 years old and over. There is no upper age limit. The service specification will require the service provider to be All interventions will be particularly mindful of ensuring that the service is accessible delivered to all individuals both to younger and older people. who are assessed as requiring it. 2 Disability No High Low Yes. The provider will be required to offer interventions to all No, This service will deliver individuals who meet the specified criteria and are assessed as interventions to all requiring treatment irrespective of disability. individuals who are assessed as requiring it ,who are aged over 18 and The provider will be required to design activities and classed as disabled as treatment/support packages that do not marginalise any described within the individual who could be recorded within this characteristic. Equality Act 2010. It is expected that the service will meet the communication and access 3needs of all disabled people, including those with sensory impairments and those with learning difficulties. Those with literacy and/or sight impairments may/will require information in various formats depending on need. There is a broad spectrum of recognised learning difficulties and
Screening Grid No Could this policy, procedure, project or service affect this group less favourably than others in Kent? YES/NO If yes how? Assessment of potential impact HIGH/MEDIUM LOW/NONE UNKNOWN Provide details: a) Is internal action required? If yes what? b) Is further assessment required? If yes, why? Could this policy, procedure, project or service promote equal opportunities for this group? YES/NO - Explain how good practice can promote equal opportunities Positive Negative 1 Age No High None No, this specific service will be open to all those who are 18 years old and over. There is no upper age limit. All interventions will be delivered to all individuals who are assessed as requiring it. Yes. The provider will be expected to deliver a range of interventions and activities in order to meet the needs of various target age groups within this characteristic. The service specification will require the service provider to be particularly mindful of ensuring that the service is accessible both to younger and older people. 2 Disability No High Low No, This service will deliver interventions to all individuals who are assessed as requiring it ,who are aged over 18 and classed as disabled as described within the Equality Act 2010. Yes. The provider will be required to offer interventions to all individuals who meet the specified criteria and are assessed as requiring treatment irrespective of disability. The provider will be required to design activities and treatment/support packages that do not marginalise any individual who could be recorded within this characteristic. It is expected that the service will meet the communication and access 3needs of all disabled people, including those with sensory impairments and those with learning difficulties. Those with literacy and/or sight impairments may/will require information in various formats depending on need. There is a broad spectrum of recognised learning difficulties and
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