Equality Analysis What is the potential impact in relation to the General Duty of this proposal on each of the protected groups 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 Majority of stop Majority of stop Would not foster good searches are conducted searches are conducted relations. on people aged between on people aged 20 & 40 yrs and these between 20 & 40 yrs stops are intelligence and these stops are led. The policy does not intelligence led. The discriminate unlawfully policy does not and would treat each discriminate unlawfully person for their needs and would treat each not dependant on their person for their needs age. not dependant on their age. Disability Reasonable adjustment Reasonable adjustment Would not foster good would be taken into would be taken into relations. consideration if required. consideration if required. Sex In most circumstances, In most circumstances, Would not foster good as per PACE as per PACE relations. Guidelines, same Guidelines, same gender searching will gender searching will take place. Only in take Only in exceptional exceptional circumstances would circumstances would someone be searched someone be searched by a member of the by a member of the opposite sex. opposite sex. Sexual No impact No impact No impact √ orientation
Equality Analysis What is the potential impact in relation to the General Duty of this proposal on each of the protected groups 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 Majority of stop searches are conducted on people aged between 20 & 40 yrs and these stops are intelligence led. The policy does not discriminate unlawfully and would treat each person for their needs not dependant on their age. Majority of stop searches are conducted on people aged between 20 & 40 yrs and these stops are intelligence led. The policy does not discriminate unlawfully and would treat each person for their needs not dependant on their age. Would not foster good relations. Disability Reasonable adjustment would be taken into consideration if required. Reasonable adjustment would be taken into consideration if required. Would not foster good relations. Sex In most circumstances, as per PACE Guidelines, same gender searching will take place. Only in exceptional circumstances would someone be searched by a member of the opposite sex. In most circumstances, as per PACE Guidelines, same gender searching will take Only in exceptional circumstances would someone be searched by a member of the opposite sex. Would not foster good relations. Sexual orientation No impact No impact No impact √
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