Appendix B
Equality Impact Assessments Equality
Impact Assessment
Record Form
A practical step-by-step approach
to conducting
Equality Impact Assessments
North Norfolk District Council Page 1 Equality Impact Assessments Directorate
Title of the
assessed
policy
being
Service
Person
Date
responsible for assessment
the assessment completed
Housing Services
Housing
Manager
Services
21/02/12
North Norfolk District Council Tenancy Strategy
The status of the policy
New Strategy
1. What are the aims,
objectives and purposes
of the policy?
Statutory Requirement of Localism Act 2011
Sets out broad objectives to be taken into consideration by individual social landlords in the North
Norfolk area when developing their Tenancy Policies on the granting and re-issuing of tenancies
2. Does the policy support
other objectives of the
council?
Housing and infrastructure
3. Who is intended to
benefit from the policy,
and in what way?
Households in housing need seeking affordable housing in North Norfolk
4. What outcomes are
anticipated from the
policy being in place?
Better use of existing social housing stock
Maintaining sustainable communities
North Norfolk District Council Page 3 5. Identify and select your
assessment team.
Name
Role
Responsibilities
Karen Hill
Nicola Turner
6. What data have you
gathered for this
assessment?
How have you analysed
this data?
7. Who are the main
stakeholders of this
policy?
Source and
Age of Data
District Wide Housing
Needs Survey 2006
Strategic
Housing
Market
Assessment
2006
Housing
market
analysis – Hometrack
2011/12
North Norfolk Housing
Register January 2012
North
Norfolk
Your
Choice
Your
Home
lettings data 2011/12
Community
North Norfolk residents
8. Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to race and
ethnicity?
Owner
Findings
Housing Services
Levels of housing need
Pressures within North
Norfolk Housing Market
House price to incomes
ratios
Numbers
on
the
Housing Register
Proportion of transfers
Staff/Members
Housing Services
Data Gaps
none
Partners
Social landlords
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
Advocates universal policy
No
9. Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to gender?
10.Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to disability?
11.Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to age?
12.Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to religion/belief?
13.Are there any concerns
that the policy could have
a negative impact with
regard to sexual
orientation?
14.Could the negative impact
you have identified in
questions 8 - 13 lead to
the potential for adverse
impact if the policy is
implemented?
Can this adverse impact
be justified on the
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
No
Advocates universal policy
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
No
Advocates universal policy
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
No
Advocates granting lifetime tenancies for sheltered housing and Housing with
Care which are restricted to over 60s
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
No
Advocates universal policy
What evidence (actual data or assumptions) do you have to support this?
Yes/No
n/a
Advocates universal policy
grounds of promoting
equality of opportunity for
one group?
Or any other reason?
Can the impact be
mitigated by existing
means?
If yes, what actions will
you undertake to mitigate
these impacts and revise
the policy?
15.Describe the
arrangements for
reporting and publishing
this assessment.
Has this assessment been
undertaken by a minimum of
two staff?
Appendix to Cabinet Report
Published in accordance with Corporate procedures
Has this assessment been scrutinised by your
Directorate Steering Group?
Yes
If the policy is new, or requires a decision by Councillors to revise, has this Equality Impact Assessment
been included with the report?
Have any actions identified in this assessment been included in your service equality and diversity action
plan?
Completed by:
Karen Hill
Housing Services Manager
Signed off by:
Steve Blatch
Corporate Director
Corporate
Director
Yes
n/a
Equality Impact Assessments Produced by
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In partnership with
North Norfolk District Council
May 2008
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