Please insert a tick in the appropriate box √ Negative Negative impact -- they Non-impact – impact -- it Neutral -- Positive could find it harder than missed Protected treats them unlikely to impact -- it others to benefit from it opportunities Characteristics less have a could benefit or they could be to promote favourably specific effect disadvantaged by it equality or could do Age Disability Sex including Transgender and Pregnancy / Maternity Race Religion / belief Sexual orientation including Marriage / Civil Partnership In identifying the impact of your policy across these characteristics, please consider the following issues: Fairness - Does it treat everyone justly? Respect - Does it respect everyone as a person? Equality - Does it give everyone an equal chance to get whatever it is offering? Dignity - Does it treat everyone with dignity? Autonomy - Does it recognise everyone’s freedom to make decisions for themselves? If you have any negative impacts, you will need to progress to a full impact assessment. In sections 4 and 5, please copy and repeat the tables below, for each “protected characteristic” considered. Alternatively, you can use one table for more than one characteristic”, if the outcomes are similar. “protected 4. If you have identified any positive impacts (see above), what will you do to make the most of them? characteristic” “Protected affected: Issue Who did you ask to What did you find out What did you learn or understand the issues or confirm? whose work did you look at?
Please insert a tick in the appropriate box √ Protected Characteristics Positive impact -- it could benefit Negative impact -- it treats them less favourably or could do Negative impact -- they could find it harder than others to benefit from it or they could be disadvantaged by it Non-impact – missed opportunities to promote equality Neutral -- unlikely to have a specific effect Age Disability Sex including Transgender and Pregnancy / Maternity Race Religion / belief Sexual orientation including Marriage / Civil Partnership In identifying the impact of your policy across these characteristics, please consider the following issues: Fairness - Does it treat everyone justly? Respect - Does it respect everyone as a person? Equality - Does it give everyone an equal chance to get whatever it is offering? Dignity - Does it treat everyone with dignity? Autonomy - Does it recognise everyone’s freedom to make decisions for themselves? If you have any negative impacts, you will need to progress to a full impact assessment. In sections 4 and 5, please copy and repeat the tables below, for each “protected characteristic” considered. Alternatively, you can use one table for more than one “protected characteristic”, if the outcomes are similar. 4. If you have identified any positive impacts (see above), what will you do to make the most of them? “Protected characteristic” affected: Issue Who did you ask to understand the issues or whose work did you look at? What did you find out What did you learn or confirm?
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