Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Liz Elliot

Date relevance assessment conducted

26 Nov 2024

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

Implementing a new scheduling, monitoring & care management system will improve the efficiency of care worker allocation and office staff functions, which will lead to improvement in quality-of-service provision for service users. However, other than efficiency gains it is not expected to have any significant direct impact on reducing inequalities within any protected groups.

Consideration has been made regarding concerns concerning the flexibility of rotas and the impact that it could have on employees` surrounding flexible working. Engagement with staff will be vital to ensure all staff clearly understand how the new service delivery model will operate and provide reassurance that it will protect workers from being allocated visits out of the area or over shift times. Engagement and involvement with the office and CCO workforce will comprise many forms including a representative and diverse project working group, CCO engagement session discussions, team meetings, pilot user groups and seeking volunteers for Train the Trainer champions for the new system, all allowing direct user input and changes to improve staff and service user experience.