Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Claire Kavanagh

Date relevance assessment conducted

16 Nov 2023

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

Place Based Investment is directed by funding from the Scottish Government and is part of their Capital investment for regeneration vision is for a Scotland where the most disadvantaged communities are supported and where all places are sustainable and promote wellbeing. The Place-Based Investment Programme (PBIP) is being used to link and align place-based funding initiatives. The aim of the PBIP is to ensure that all place based investments are shaped by the needs and aspirations of local communities and accelerate Scottish Government`s ambitions for place, 20-minute neighbourhoods, town centre action, community led regeneration and community wealth building.



An Equality Impact Assessment or Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment are not required at this stage. Any implications in respect of these

matters will be considered in the determination phase of the distribution of grants.