Community Impact Assessment Form
For a summary of this Community Impact Assessment, click here
Title of Community Impact Assessment (CIA): Salford URBACT RE-Block Local Action Plan
Directorate: Environment
Date of assessment: 27.08.14
Names and roles of people carrying out the community impact assessment. (Please identify Lead Officer):
Sarah Clayton – Head of Strategy and Enabling
Julie Craik – Principal Officer
Section A – What are you impact assessing?
(Indicate with an “x” which applies):A decision to review or change a service
A strategy
A policy or procedure
A function, service or project
X
Are you impact assessing something that is?:New
Existing
Being reviewed
Being reviewed as a result of budget constraints
x
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Describe the area you are impact assessing and, where appropriate, the changes you are proposing?
URBACT is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) exchange and learning programme promoting sustainable urban
development. It is made up of 56 individual projects grouped under 9 areas of expertise, which aims:
 To facilitate the exchange of experience, learning and good practice in the field of sustainable urban development, to draw
lessons to increase their impact on local policies
 To assist policy-makers and practitioners in the cities and managers of operational programmes to define action plans on
sustainable development of urban areas.
RE-Block is one of the 56 projects and focusses on reviving high rise tower blocks for cohesive and green neighbourhoods.
Through the sharing of learning and good practice, the project aims to foster the efficient regeneration of tower block estates by making
them more attractive and improving their environmental quality whilst also helping to improve the social environment. The overall focus
of the project is:
 To create inclusive governance structures
 To improve social inclusion
 Refurbishment of estates through improvement of public / green spaces (with special emphasis on energy efficiency)
Project deliverables include:
 Setting up a local support group who:
o Defined and analysed the problems and issues experienced within the target area
o Presented the analysis of the problems / issues to visiting Knowledge Ambassadors from the other partner cities during a
Peer Review
o Inform the production of a Local Action Plan
 Hosting a 2-3 day Peer Review within Salford, which included visiting Knowledge Ambassadors from the other partner Cities. This
took place in November 2013
 Participation in knowledge exchange with the project partners through the Peer Review process
 Production of a Local Action Plan
The CIA is assessing the Local Action Plan
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Section B – Is a Community Impact Assessment required (Screening)?
Consider what you are impact assessing and mark “x” for all the statement(s) below which apply
Service or policy that people use or which apply to people (this could include staff)
Discretion is exercised or there is potential for people to experience different outcomes. For example,
planning applications and whether applications are approved or not
Concerns at local, regional or national level of discrimination/inequalities
Major change, such as closure, reduction, removal or transfer
Community, regeneration and planning strategies, organisational or directorate partnership
x
strategies/plans
Employment policy – where discretion is not exercised
Employment policy – where discretion is exercised. For example, recruitment or disciplinary process
If none of the areas above apply to your proposals, you will not be required to undertake a full CIA. Please summarise below why a full
CIA is not required and send this form to your directorate equality link officer. If you have identified one or more of the above areas, you
should conduct a full CIA and complete this form.
Equality Areas
Indicate with an “x” which equality areas are likely to be affected, positively or negatively, by the proposals
Age
x
Religion and/or belief
Disability
Gender (including pregnancy and maternity and
marriage and civil partnership)
Sexual Identity
X
x
Gender reassignment
Race
People on a low income (socio-economic inequality)
X
Other (please state below) (For example carers, ex
offenders, refugees and asylum seekers, gypsies and
travellers)
x
If any of the equality areas above have been identified as being likely to be affected by the proposals, you will be required to undertake a
CIA. You will need only to consider those areas which you have indicated are likely to be affected by the proposals
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Section C – Monitoring information
C1 Do you currently monitor by the
following protected characteristics or
equality areas?
Age
Yes (Y) or
No (N)
If no, please explain why and / or detail in the action plan at Section E how
you will prioritise the gathering of this equality monitoring data.
Y
Information supplied by Salix Homes
Y
Information supplied by Salix Homes
Y
Information supplied by Salix Homes
Disability
Gender (including pregnancy and
maternity and marriage and civil
partnership)
Gender Reassignment
This equality monitoring data is not a project requirement / specific
Race
Y
Information supplied by Salix Homes
Religion and/or belief
This equality monitoring data is not a project requirement / specific
Sexual Identity
This equality monitoring data is not a project requirement/ specific
People on a low income
(socio-economic inequality)
Y
Information supplied by Salix Homes
Other (please state) (For example
carers, ex offenders, refugees and
asylum seekers, gypsies and travellers)
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Section C (continued) – Consultation
C2 Are you intending to carry out consultation on your proposals?
If “no”, please explain your reason(s) why
If “yes”, please give details of your consultation exercise and results below
The project Local Support Group have been very mindful of the significant consultation which has taken place in the Islington Estate over
recent months and years, including on the: Local regeneration master planning exercises; Decent Homes work; and proposed housing
stock transfer. There is a perceived feeling of consultation overload in the area.
The Islington Estate Tenants and Residents Association (TIETARA) have been undergoing significant changes throughout the project
implementation phase and as a result despite attempts to do so, it has proved difficult to actively engage the Association in the project,
with the exception of representation at the Salford Peer Review. TIETARA has been kept up to date/informed through inclusion on the
distribution list for the project newsletter.
The project has been informed throughout by a tenant representative, who has been instrumental in the project and has taken on a lead
role as Knowledge Ambassador for the project.
In addition, a Workshop was held with tenants (5 invited, 3 attended) during which they were able to help shape and inform the local
action plan.
As there is no additional money with which to implement the action plan, the Local Support Group are eager not to unrealistically raise
expectations. A wider more generic approach to consultation was not felt to be appropriate (by the Local Support Group) given the
recent and on-going consultation which has more significant resident impacts. Furthermore there are concerns that wider more generic
consultation will only confuse tenants and raise additional concerns unnecessarily, in relation to the existing on-going consultations
which are taking place in the area.
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Section C (continued) – Analysis
C3 What information has been analysed
to inform the content of this CIA? What
were the findings?
Please include details of, for example,
service or employee monitoring
information, consultation findings, any
national or local research, customer
feedback, inspection reports, and any
other information which will inform your
CIA.
Please specify whether this was existing
information or was obtained specifically
in relation to this equality analysis and
CIA process
All information supplied by Salix Homes for the Islington Estate –
In line with the requirement to maintain confidentiality it is necessary to take out
any statistics which could potentially identify individuals, therefore any statistics
less than 10 are marked with an *
1: Resident Age Range:
Age Band
0-10
11 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 - 65
66+
86+
Grand Total
Count
19
17
75
110
99
66
13
31
*
432
No of People in
Household
1
2
3
4
5
6
Count of
Properties
208
53
17
*
*
*
7
*
6
2. Total Numbers Living in Different Sized
Properties:
3. Ethnicity:
African
Any Other Ethnic Group
Any Other Mixed Background
Asian Or Asian British Pakistani
Asian Or British Any Other
Background
Black
African
Black British African
Black British Caribbean
Black British Other
Chinese
Mixed White and Asian
Mixed White and Black African
Not Known
Other
Prefer Not To Say
White Any Other White Background
White British
White Irish
4. First Language:
Arabic
Cantonese
undisclosed
English
Farsi
French
Information not
supplied
Polish
Portuguese
Tamil
Tigrinya
*
*
*
136
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
7
*
*
*
*
*
21
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
110
*
5. Numbers Of Different Sized Properties On the Estate:
296 main ‘tenants’ within the Islington Estate, housed in the following:
0 Bed
1 Bed
2 Bed
3 Bed
4 Bed
Bedsit
*
Bungalow
*
Flat
120
135
*
House
*
16
*
6. Under Occupancy and Disability:
37 of these are under occupying
22 have a ‘Y’ indicator against their name for Disabled
7. Socio-economic Data:
There are 143 people in arrears, totalling £59,355.51 overall which is about
£415.07 per person (in arrears) on average.
Housing Benefit:
Full
80
No HB
100
Partial
116
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Section D – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact relating to
age equality
Will people within certain age
ranges not be getting the
outcome they need?
Will people within certain age
ranges be disadvantaged as a
result of your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of age?
Yes (Y)
Will the proposals mean that
Y
people within certain age ranges
will experience positive
outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
People (across all adult age ranges will be able to access meaningful activities.
This will be achieved by:




Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
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Y
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact relating to
disability equality
Will people with a disability not
be getting the outcome they
need?
Will people with a disability be
disadvantaged as a result of
your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of disability?
Will the proposals mean that
people with a disability will
experience positive outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Yes (Y)
Y
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
People with Disabilities will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be
achieved by:

Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
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


Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact relating to
gender equality (this includes
pregnancy and maternity and
marriage and civil
partnership)
Will men, women or boys and
girls not be getting the outcome
they need?
Will men, women or boys and
girls be disadvantaged as a
result of your proposals?
Yes (Y)
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
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If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of gender?
Will the proposals mean that
men or women, boys or girls will
experience positive outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Y
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:




Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
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Could your proposals have a differential
impact relating to equality for people
planning, undergoing or who have
undergone gender reassignment?
Will people planning, undergoing or who
have undergone gender reassignment
not be getting the outcome they need?
Will people planning, undergoing or who
have undergone gender reassignment
be disadvantaged as a result of your
proposals?
If the impact is negative, how will it be
reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate, reduce or
mitigate negative impacts, are your
proposals potentially discriminatory on
the grounds of gender reassignment?
Yes (Y)
Will the proposals mean that people
planning, undergoing or who have
undergone gender reassignment will
experience positive outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Y
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your
analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved
by:




Are the proposals likely to impact on
community cohesion?
Y
Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider
neighbourhood residents) to seed their own projects / social
enterprises / equipment, to reinforce positive value in cultural
practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their
ability to identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful
activities and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available
to assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities,
and considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular,
the Local Support Group identified the need to promote integration between
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Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people who share
a protected characteristic and those who
do not?
Identify areas where there is potential to
foster good relations
the existing residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving
surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful
activities and how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider
neighbourhood residents) to seed their own projects / social
enterprises / equipment, to reinforce positive value in cultural
practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact relating to
race equality
Will certain racial groups not be
getting the outcome they need?
Will certain racial groups be
disadvantaged as a result of
your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of race?
Will the proposals mean that
people within certain racial
groups will experience positive
outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Yes (Y)
Y
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:

Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
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


Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
Yes (Y)
differential impact relating to
religion or belief equality
Will people of certain religions or
who have particular beliefs not
be getting the outcome they
need?
Will people of certain religions or
who have particular beliefs be
disadvantaged as a result of
your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
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will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of religion or belief?
Will the proposals mean that
people of certain religions or
who have particular beliefs will
experience positive outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Y
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:




Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
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Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact relating to
sexual identity equality
Will gay, lesbian and/or bisexual people not be getting the
outcome they need?
Will gay, lesbian and/or bisexual people be disadvantaged
as a result of your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of sexual identity?
Will the proposals mean that
gay, lesbian and/or bi-sexual
people will experience positive
outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Yes (Y)
Y
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:




Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Y
Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
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Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
differential impact on socio
economic equality (people on
a low income)?
Will people on a low income not
be getting the outcome they
need?
Will people on a low income be
disadvantaged as a result of
your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory on the
grounds of socio economic
inequality?
Yes (Y)
Will the proposals mean that
people on a low income will
experience positive outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Y
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:

Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
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


Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion?
Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
Identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Section D (continued) – Potential impacts and how these will be addressed
Could your proposals have a
Yes (Y)
differential impact relating to any
other equality groups, for
example, carers, ex offenders,
refugees and asylum seekers,
gypsies and travellers)?
Will people within any other
groups not be getting the
outcome they need?
Will people within any other
groups be disadvantaged as a
result of your proposals?
If the impact is negative, how
No (N)
Explain impact(s) and what evidence or data exists to support your analysis?
N
No negative impacts identified for any other equality groups
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will it be reduced or eliminated?
If you are unable to eliminate,
reduce or mitigate negative
impacts, are your proposals
potentially discriminatory for
people within any other groups?
Will the proposals mean that
people within any other groups
will experience positive
outcomes?
Highlight any positive impacts
Are the proposals likely to
impact on community cohesion
Y
Residents will be able to access meaningful activities. This will be achieved by:




Is there potential to enhance
relationships between people
who share a protected
characteristic and those who do
not?
identify areas where there is
potential to foster good relations
Y
Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
Supporting people to access digital assets in order to promote their ability to
identify and engage in meaningful activities
Improving the visibility and access to information about meaningful activities
and how these can be accessed.
Identifying gaps which exist in formal and informal training (available to
assist local people to secure employment / meaningful activities, and
considering how these can be filled
Part of the aim of the project is to improve social integration. In particular, the Local
Support Group identified the need to promote integration between the existing
residents of the Islington Estate and the newly evolving surrounding communities.
This will be achieved by:
 Improved visibility and access to information about meaningful activities and
how these can be accessed locally
 Supporting residents to access funds (to include the wider neighbourhood
residents) to seed their own projects / social enterprises / equipment, to
reinforce positive value in cultural practice & engagement
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Section E – Action Plan and review
Detail in the plan below, actions that you have identified in your CIA, which will eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity
and/or foster good relations.
If you are unable to eliminate or reduce negative impact on any of the equality areas, you should explain why
There are no negative impacts from the RE-Block Project and its action plan identified.
All positive actions will be monitored and reviewed via the Local Action Plan monitoring/review process.
Impact (positive or
negative) identified
Proposed action
Person(s)
responsible
Where will action
Target date
be monitored? (e.g.,
Directorate
Business Plan,
Service Plan,
Equality Action
Plan)
Required outcome
Could making the changes in any of the above areas have a negative effect on other groups? Explain why and what you will do about
this.
Review
Your CIA should be reviewed at least every three years, less if it has a significant impact on people.
Please enter the date your CIA will be reviewed…....You should review progress on your CIA action plan annually.
No further review will take place as no negative impacts have been identified.
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Section F – Summary of your CIA
As your CIA will be published on the council’s website and accessible to the general public, a summary of your CIA is required. Please
provide a summary of your CIA in the box below.
Summary of Community Impact Assessment
URBACT is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) exchange and learning programme promoting sustainable urban
development. It is made up of 56 individual projects grouped under 9 areas of expertise, which aims:
 To facilitate the exchange of experience, learning and good practice in the field of sustainable urban development, to draw
lessons to increase their impact on local policies
 To assist policy-makers and practitioners in the cities and managers of operational programmes to define action plans on
sustainable development of urban areas.
RE-Block is one of the 56 projects and focusses on reviving high rise tower blocks for cohesive and green neighbourhoods.
Through the sharing of learning and good practice, the project aims to foster the efficient regeneration of tower block estates by
making them more attractive and improving their environmental quality whilst also helping to improve the social environment. The
overall focus of the project is:
 To create inclusive governance structures
 To improve social inclusion
 Refurbishment of estates through improvement of public / green spaces (with special emphasis on energy efficiency)
Project deliverables include:
 Setting up a local support group who:
o Defined and analysed the problems and issues experienced within the target area
o Presented the analysis of the problems / issues to visiting Knowledge Ambassadors from the other partner cities during a
Peer Review
o Inform the production of a Local Action Plan
 Hosting a 2-3 day Peer Review within Salford, which included visiting Knowledge Ambassadors from the other partner Cities.
This took place in November 2013
 Participation in knowledge exchange with the project partners through the Peer Review process
 Production of a Local Action Plan
The CIA has assessed the Local Action Plan and no negative impacts have been identified.
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Section G – Next Steps
Quality Assurance
When you have completed your CIA, you should send it to your directorate Equality Link Officer who will arrange for it to be quality
assured. Your CIA will be returned to you if further work is required. It is important that your CIA is robust and of good quality as it may
be challenged
“Sign off” within your directorate
Name
Karen Hirst (Development Director)
Publishing
When your CIA has been signed off within your directorate, your directorate Equality Link Officer will send it to Elaine Barber in the
Equalities and Cohesion Team for publishing on the council’s website.
Monitoring
Your directorate Equality Link Officer will also send your CIA to your directorate Performance Officer where the actions identified within
your CIA will be entered into Covalent, the council’s performance management monitoring software so that progress can be monitored
as appropriate.
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