standard Risk Matrix we have determined that any bus Examples service withdrawal would have an Impact Score of 12 In making these assessments, the Council will take mainly because of the and impact on the ‘likely’ ‘significant’ account of the availability of other bus services and users of the service. If you would like more information on journeys possibly available at different times or on different this please visit . days of the week. For example, if an early morning journey is taking workers to start a specific shift time then a Applying KCC’s criteria later journey might not be usable, in which case the additional point would be added to the overall Impact KCC’s criteria for the support of socially necessary bus Score. services identifies that financial support will be prioritised to bus services and journeys that provide the only access However, if a Sunday service is being used to complete to one or more of the following : food shopping and this could be completed on the remaining Monday to Saturday service, then it would be Education assumed that there is little impact and no points would be Employment added. Healthcare (hospital appointments, doctors, dentists etc.) Understanding how equality impacts our scoring Essential (food) shopping approach responses to this consultation, our inspections, and We will then use what we know about the service and other engagement and information, we will identify the statistical information to identify if the service is used by services and journeys being used for these purposes. We particular types of passenger (for example, older people or will clarify where these activities could not be completed if disabled passengers) or for certain journey purposes. those services or journeys were withdrawn. Our initial EqIA has identified that bus passengers falling An additional point will be added to the overall Impact into the categories of Age people), Disability or those Assessment Score of those services or journeys that meet with Caring responsibilities could be more adversely this criteria. affected by bus service changes. This is because they
standard Risk Matrix we have determined that any bus service withdrawal would have an Impact Score of 12 mainly because of the ‘likely’ and ‘significant’ impact on the users of the service. If you would like more information on this please visit . Applying KCC’s criteria KCC’s criteria for the support of socially necessary bus services identifies that financial support will be prioritised to bus services and journeys that provide the only access to one or more of the following : Education Employment Healthcare (hospital appointments, doctors, dentists etc.) Essential (food) shopping responses to this consultation, our inspections, and other engagement and information, we will identify the services and journeys being used for these purposes. We will clarify where these activities could not be completed if those services or journeys were withdrawn. An additional point will be added to the overall Impact Assessment Score of those services or journeys that meet this criteria. Examples In making these assessments, the Council will take account of the availability of other bus services and journeys possibly available at different times or on different days of the week. For example, if an early morning journey is taking workers to start a specific shift time then a later journey might not be usable, in which case the additional point would be added to the overall Impact Score. However, if a Sunday service is being used to complete food shopping and this could be completed on the remaining Monday to Saturday service, then it would be assumed that there is little impact and no points would be added. Understanding how equality impacts our scoring approach We will then use what we know about the service and statistical information to identify if the service is used by particular types of passenger (for example, older people or disabled passengers) or for certain journey purposes. Our initial EqIA has identified that bus passengers falling into the categories of Age people), Disability or those with Caring responsibilities could be more adversely affected by bus service changes. This is because they
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