Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Stuart McCall, Legal Manager

Date relevance assessment conducted

13 Sep 2022

Which groups of people do you think will be, or potentially could be, impacted (positively or negatively) upon by the implementation of this policy?

People with disabilities : No

People from black and minority ethnic communities and different racial backgrounds : No

Women and men (boys and girls) : No

Older people : No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people : No

People from different religions or beliefs and people with no belief : No

Women who are pregnant or on maternity leave : No

People who are married or in a civil partnership : No

Children and young people : No

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Children's Rights 4?

N/A

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Human Rights 8?

N/A

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially:

Eliminate discrimination faced by particular groups : low

Impact upon the promotion of equality of opportunity between particular groups : low

Impact upon good relations between particular groups : low

Does it have overall relevance to equality? low

Impact on communities, including communities of interest: low

Reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage:

Equality impact assessment required?

No

Rationale for decision

The purpose of the Policy is to provide guidance for applicants, licence holders and members of the public on the licensing system for short term lets.

The Policy describes how the Council will manage the licensing scheme of short-term lets throughout the Council area, including setting out applicable fees, types of licences and complaints and enforcement procedures, in line with the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 (“the Order”). This policy has no direct impact on protected characteristics.