Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Jessica McRobert

Date relevance assessment conducted

15 Nov 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 : Yes

People from black and minority ethnic communities and different racial backgrounds : Yes

Women and men (boys and girls) : Yes

Older people : Yes

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people : Yes

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

Women who are pregnant or on maternity leave : Yes

People who are married or in a civil partnership : Yes

Children and young people : Yes

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 Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2019-2024 was finalised and received Cabinet approval in November 2019. A full EQIA was conducted as part of the development of the strategy and all equality impacts were considered at that time. The Housing Asset Management Framework (HAMF), the Housing Improvement Programme (HIP) and the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP), all sit within the LHS hierarchy and are informed by this Plan



All Local Authorities are required to submit a Strategic Housing Investment Plan that shows how the affordable housing investment priorities articulated in their LHS will be delivered in practice as a delivery mechanism for the LHS. The document provides a high level description of LHS investment priorities during the lifetime of the Plan, and identifies the resources required.



The HAMF was developed to take cognisance of the Housing Need and Demand Assessment and Local Housing Strategy to ensure that East Ayrshire Council's housing stock meets the present and future needs of our tenants, sustainability of tenancies is improved and the best use of Council resources is made.



The HIP complements and links directly to both the HAMF and the SHIP. The Council's approach to ensuring that there are vibrant, sustainable communities is concerned not just with environmentally friendly homes but with the physical and social condition and stability of our communities. This is reflected in the Council's approach to Community Regeneration via the HAMF, HIP and SHIP.



The HAMF, HIP and SHIP are informed by the LHS and collectively work towards achieving the overarching strategic vision for Housing Services. As a full EQIA has been undertaken for the LHS, any equality impacts for the HAMF, HIP and SHIP have already been identified and recorded as part of the LHS assessment and, as such, no separate assessment is required for the HAMF, HIP and SHIP.