What is the potential impact in relation to the General Duty of this proposal on each of the protected groups below? Protected Positive Impact Negative Impact (provide No characteristics details and mitigating Impact actions taken or proposed) Does the proposal: (√) eliminate advance equality Foster good Other positive unlawful of opportunity relations impact (provide discrimination (provide details) (provide details) details) (provide details) Age Some older By publishing We will provide people may find transparently on an aide for the the process of the webpages we public so that they retrieving property are ensuring that understand the from a police the public have seizure process station a difficult access and and provide process but by information so information so having a that they are that they are able communication confident in to contact the strategy and getting their relevant officer in access to the property returned. the case. procedures we are eliminating discrimination. Also under the Police (Property) Act 1897 we have to advise the person concerned of their options for possible recovery and time scale the property may be retained in police
What is the potential impact in relation to the General Duty of this proposal on each of the protected groups below? Protected characteristics Positive Impact Does the proposal: Negative Impact (provide details and mitigating actions taken or proposed) No Impact (√) eliminate unlawful discrimination (provide details) advance equality of opportunity (provide details) Foster good relations (provide details) Other positive impact (provide details) Age Some older people may find the process of retrieving property from a police station a difficult process but by having a communication strategy and access to the procedures we are eliminating discrimination. Also under the Police (Property) Act 1897 we have to advise the person concerned of their options for possible recovery and time scale the property may be retained in police By publishing transparently on the webpages we are ensuring that the public have access and information so that they are confident in getting their property returned. We will provide an aide for the public so that they understand the seizure process and provide information so that they are able to contact the relevant officer in the case.
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