Community impact assessment form
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Community impact assessment screening process
Person(s) responsible for the assessment
(Please note that it is advisable that you undertake your community impact assessment
in a group)
Hasan Badat, Emily Grace, Glyn Meacher, Sarah Clayton
Directorate
Sustainable Regeneration
Name of function to be assessed (this can be a policy, procedure, strategy or service
Single homeless supported accommodation
Date of assessment 22/02/11
Is this a function that is: new
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1. Please provide a brief description of the function or the proposed change to the
function
The coalition government has announced that there will be significant in year reductions to the
area based grant funding available for the Supporting People programme. The proposed cuts
in funding centrally has meant that Salford City Council has had to look at ways in which to
make efficiency savings, taking into consideration the effect the proposed savings will have on
vulnerable groups across the city. In real terms this means that the Supporting People
programme will have to make a minimum efficiency saving of £1.9 million in 2011/12.
The plans for delivering the £1.9 million within Supporting People are based on reconfiguring
service provision in 7 distinct areas, one of which was to save £272,000 through the ending of
funding for a number of accommodation based bedspaces for single homeless people
The proposal includes:
The Reconfiguring of the single homeless provision to incorporate the opening of the
new Places of Change service
Background
In 2006 Communities and Local Government published a report called ‘Places of Change Tackling homelessness through the Hostels Capital Improvement Programme’
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which explained the evidence and thinking behind the £90 million Hostels Capital Improvement
Programme. The Salvation Army Housing Association submitted a successful bid for some of
this funding so that they could redevelop new accommodation to replace the outdated
accommodation that they were using for their support service. The new building is due to open
30th September 2011 and the aim of the reconfigured services is to improve levels of planned
move on from supported accommodation. The five main principles of the Places of Change
model are to:
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Engage residents in meaningful activity, employment, education or training with the
community
Involve residents in development of their services
Develop well trained, motivated and supported staff
Provide a quality physical environment
Reduce the number of exclusions and abandonments.
The remaining accommodation projects for single homeless people will deliver their services
according to a new service specification which will mirror the one written for the new Salvation
Army service. Please see attached appendix for a flowchart which explains the new pathway
for single homeless people.
The Centre for Housing Policy report ‘A review of single homelessness in the UK 2000-2010’
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included further background to the policy drivers leading to the development of the new way of
working which will focus on reducing the length of stay in temporary accommodation,
prevention work to reduce numbers of tenancy breakdowns and increasing the availability of
suitable move on accommodation. The Salford model has taken this into account in order to
comply with this good practice.
Any risk of this impacting on figures of homeless people not being able to access this type of
scheme will be mitigated by implementing a new model for the remaining supported
accommodation projects when the new Places of Change service is opened in September
2011.
The Places of Change model means a reduction in the length of stay from 2 years to 6 months
so that throughput is increased and the services are working more intensively to achieve
positive outcomes. All service users will be able to apply for floating support when they move
on so that they will be more likely to maintain their tenancies and avoid returning to supported
accommodation.
Working in this way should mean that although there will be fewer bed spaces available in
supported accommodation, the reduced length of stay and lower demand for this type of
accommodation will reduce the negative impact on service users.
If a service user is unable to be placed at the Brindleheath (Places of Change) scheme due to
a lack of vacancies the Councils Housing Options service who will be based at the project will
sign post and work with other services to help find alternative support and accommodation for
them.
Due to the reduction in the Supporting People budget as part of the move to the new pathway
for single homeless people it was acknowledged that there would need to be a reduction in the
number of units being funded in order to deliver the savings. In introducing the new places for
change model it was recognised that there would be a need for fewer of the traditional 24/7 bed
spaces previously provided. As soon as the new model was introduced and the savings
identified, a project plan was put in place and consultation was carried out with service users.
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It was decided that an asset survey should be carried out to look at the suitability of the
buildings and that the results of this should inform the recommendation of which projects
should be decommissioned.
The proposals for homelessness provision is to reduce the commissioned bed spaces within
24/7 accommodation based services, the number of which will be determined by the
completion of an asset survey which will identify the most appropriate accommodation to
continue to commission housing related support services within.
2. What are the aims of the service, strategy, policy or procedure?
The aim of these services is to provide accommodation and support to single homeless people
in Salford to enable them to move on in a positive way.
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3. If you are considering a strategy or service, please list any related policies
This Community Impact assessment looks at the repercussions that may take place due to the
reconfiguration and tendering of services. Related policies or strategies and services that will
be impacted upon include:
- Salford’s Alcohol Strategy 2008-2011
- http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/documents/PnS/SalfordsAlcoholStrategy.pdf
- Shaping our place – Salford’s Housing Strategy 2008-2011
http://www.salford.gov.uk/d/shaping-our-place-web-version-jan-2009.pdf
4. Please list any group who has an interest in or who will benefit from the function (this
can include service users, stakeholders, beneficiaries).
Service users will include:
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Single homeless
Stakeholders include:
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Primary Care Trust,
Community Health and Social Care,
Community safety unit,
Children’s services
Housing associations,
Other (non Supporting People) services
5. Please list any aspects of your service or policy which are delivered externally or with
external partners.
Services are delivered via a range of external providers see list below
Stonham Homegroup
Project 34
Salvation Army
Positive Lifestyles
Riverside English Churches Housing Group
6. Is there any evidence of higher or lower participation or uptake by different groups?
Socio-economic
Yes
Race
Yes
Age
Yes
Religion and/ or belief No
Disability
No
Sexual identity
No
Gender
Yes
7. Is there any evidence that different groups have different needs, experiences, issues
and priorities in relation to this function?
Socio-economic
Yes
Race
Yes
Age
Yes
Religion and/ or belief Yes
Disability
Yes
Sexual identity
Yes
Gender
Yes
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8. Is there an opportunity to better promote equality and diversity or better community
relations for the following groups, by working with others? e.g. partners, community and
voluntary groups
Socio-economic
Yes
Race Yes
Age
Yes
Religion and/ or belief
Yes
Disability
Yes
Sexual identity
Yes
Gender
Yes
9. Have consultations with relevant groups, organisations or individuals indicated that
this policy creates problems that are specific to them?
Socio-economic
Age
Disability
Gender
No
No
No
No
Race
Religion and/ or belief
Sexual identity
No
No
No
The consultation done has brought up concerns from service users and providers but not
specific concerns related to the equality strands. Any possible negative impact on service users
as a result of the savings plans will be minimised by the action plan in this assessment
If your have answered ‘yes’ to the last four sections you will need to complete the rest of
the form, If you have answered ‘no’ to them please complete the next box and return to
your directorate equality lead officer.
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Comments
The scale and measure of the cuts that have been announced by the coalition government has
led to Salford City Council making some significant changes in the way that it manages the
Supporting People programme. The situation has been made worse by the timescales which
have been imposed centrally. The reduction and/or reconfiguration of Supporting People
services have been agreed through a partnership approach with various service user groups
and the Supporting People Commissioning body.
Salford City Council has tried to ensure that fundamental rationale in deciding on these
changes has been to ensure that we provide where possible a more efficient service and
minimise as much as possible the risk to the most vulnerable people in Salford.
It is difficult to judge if there would be any negative impact on any particular groups as a result
of a decision made to end the support funding to any of the projects for this client group due to
the intention to implement a new pathway for homeless people at the same time. This will bring
in a new way of working, the efficacy of which will depend on factors such as the success of
work done with the private rented sector and how successful the new pathway is for improving
move on and reducing repeat service users. The success of the Places of Change model in
other areas of the country( ‘Creating Places of Change Lessons learnt from the Hostels Capital
Improvement Programme 2005-2008’)
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suggests that any possible negative impact of a reduction in bed spaces will be reduced by the
increased positive outcomes for service users from the new model.
In order to reduce the risk of any possible negative impact a decommissioning plan would be
followed which will consider the information in this impact assessment and which will be used
in the event of a decision from lead member to end the funding for any of the projects.
See the embedded documents below for more details of the new pathway for single homeless
people in Salford and the consultation that was done with service users about this model.
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May 2011 New Pathway.
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Full community impact assessment
Narrowing the gap – socio-economic inequality
Please consider the following areas… please click here
1. How does the service ‘narrow the gap’ and reduce the extent to which outcomes
are dependent on income?
The eligibility criteria for these services is dependent on people’s needs/circumstances and
client group however the majority of the service users (91%) accessing the services are from
non working/studying backgrounds this high figure is probably due to the very high rent levels
in this kind of service as Registered Social Landlords and Housing Associations are exempt
from the Local Housing Allowance. This means that working/studying service users would
face very high levels of rent and would therefore find it difficult to afford to live in this kind of
project. This situation will continue with the new and reconfigured services as it is not
something we can influence. In cases where people who are working or in full time education
are unable to afford to move into the service the service provider would sign post them to
alternative support arrangements such as floating support.
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from low income backgrounds
from achieving positive outcomes from the function
People who are not working or in full time education and who are entitled to full housing
benefit will be able to access these services without being restricted by high rent levels. Any
possible impact on these groups by the reduction in capacity will be reduced by the measures
outlined earlier which mean that access to the new and reconfigured services should not
change significantly. The affordability factor for those who work or study full time will remain
as it is now subject to changes in Housing benefit law.
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
See above the new Places of Change model which is being used for all the services should
reduce any possible negative impact on all the equality strands however we cannot currently
influence the barrier for those in work or education, the providers should continue to signpost
appropriately.
4. Please list any baseline income data and analysis which indicate that deprivation
issues are relevant to your function
Client record forms 2009-10 single homeless with support needs
Economic Status of Client
Frequency %
Other adult
2%
Full-time work (24 hrs or more/week) 1%
Part-time work (less than 24 hrs/week) 1%
Govt training/New Deal
1%
Job seeker
56%
Retired
1%
Not seeking work
8%
Full-time student
7%
Long-term sick/disabled
25%
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5. Please provide evidence of how services are targeted or designed based on our
knowledge of need and deprivation
Services are designed and based on a range of national strategies and local data. In
developing/commissioning services for single homeless people information used to support
decisions included the following strategies/policies;
- Salford’s Alcohol Strategy 2008-2011
- http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/documents/PnS/SalfordsAlcoholStrategy.pdf
- Shaping our place – Salford’s Housing Strategy 2008-2011
http://www.salford.gov.uk/d/shaping-our-place-web-version-jan-2009.pdf
Collectively the above strategies provided evidence needed to make informed commissioning
decisions according to people’s needs and deprivation levels
6. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates access of service and
benefits
N/A
7. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
N/A
8. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
different income groups?
N/A
9. Can any unfavourable impacts be justified?
N/A
Age
Please consider the following areas… please click here
1. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from achieving positive outcomes
from the service as a result of their age
The only barrier that can be identified is that the services are only accessible to people who
are 18 and over.
2. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
The only barrier is that people who are under 18 cannot access the service. However these
services are specifically for people who are 18 and over. Alternative provision exists for
people who are below the age of 18
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3. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
SABRe 2006 gives a breakdown of the population in Salford broadly in line with the UK as a
whole.
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Salford % UK %
Under 16
19.1
19.3
16-19
5.5
5.3
20-29
15
12.7
30-59
40
41.6
60-74
13.1
13.6
75+
7.3
7.6
4. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
Supporting People equality monitoring data 2009-10 (The equality monitoring data has
been anonymised to prevent any possible identification of service users where there are very
small numbers in a category)
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16-19
20-29
30-44
45-59
60-64
65-74
7.3%
40.6%
34.2%
11.4%
0.8%
0.8%
5. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
Those aged between 20-29 access the service more – see data above.
6. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
The National Outcomes Framework data does not show any discernable difference in the
outcomes achieved by different age groups.
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7. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
Any possible unfavourable impact due to the savings plan will be reduced by the new service
model as detailed in section 1 of the screening process. The development of the new
specification should consider all the equality strands – see action plan
Disability
Please consider the following areas… please click here
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1. Please list any barriers that service users may encounter when accessing services
The asset survey looks at accessibility issues as one of the areas of assessment. The
Supporting People team will need to work with the current and future providers to ensure the
fair access objective of the Quality Assessment Framework is used to ensure the referrals
pathways/promotion of the service/policies and procedures are fully accessible to everyone
regardless of any kind of disability- see action plan.
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people with disabilities from achieving
positive outcomes from the service.
Currently some of the buildings are limited in their accessibility for example due to being a
graded building. However the plan is to take into account accessibility of buildings when
choosing which services are to be decommissioned.
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
The reconfiguration process will consider all equality strands so that positive outcomes can
continue to be achieved by the services regardless of disability. The results of the asset
survey will be used to select the most suitable buildings.
4. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
Census data says that 6% of Salford’s population have a disability.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/index.html
5. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
Supporting People equality monitoring data 2009-10 (The equality monitoring data in the
appendices has been anonymised to prevent any possible identification of service users
where there are very small numbers in a category)
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Our data shows an average of 20% of single homeless service users identify themselves as
having a disability.
6. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less
See above
7. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
The National Outcomes Framework data does not show any discernable difference in the
outcomes achieved by the service users depending on the presence of a disability.
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8. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
Service users with physical disabilities will have better accessibility to the supported
accommodation offered to single homeless people. The development of the new specification
should consider all the equality strands – see action plan
Gender
Please consider the following areas… please click here
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1. Please list any barriers that service users may encounter when accessing services
The eligibility criteria is currently varied amongst the five existing services so that all genders
are catered for
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from achieving positive outcomes
from the service as a result of their gender
None please see above
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
Not applicable
4. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
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48% female 51% male (client record data all client groups2003-present)
5. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
There are currently 2 projects for men 2 for women and 2 for both men and women. (22 units
for women only, 52 men only, 65 mixed)
In the two mixed projects the Supporting People data equality monitoring data 2009-10 shows
that over 95% of service users were male. (The equality monitoring data has been
anonymised to prevent any possible identification of service users where there are very small
numbers in a category)
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Data on all strands to be considered when writing the specification for the reconfigured
services see action plan.
6. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
See above
7. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
No significant differences noted from the National Outcomes Framework data 2009-10.
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Research is needed into why there are more single homeless men than women – one reason
may be that a common reason for women to find themselves homeless is escape from
domestic abuse which would mean they would access the specialist service for that – see
action plan
8. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
Gender issues will be taken into account in that there will be units provided for both genders.
Since this assessment was originally done the asset survey on the buildings used for the
schemes has been completed and 2 projects chosen to withdraw funding from which would
mean a reduction in the units for men by 12 and a reduction in provision for both men and
women by 8 units. The new Places of Change service will see a reduction of 17 units with the
move to the new building and the remaining 20 units will continue to be for men only. This
impact appears fairly balanced in terms of gender. The development of the new specification
should consider all the equality strands – see action plan
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Race
Please consider the following areas… please click here
1. Please list any barriers that service users may encounter when accessing services
The Supporting People team will need to work with the current and any future providers to
ensure the fair access objective of the Quality Assessment Framework is used to ensure the
referrals pathways/promotion of the service/policies and procedures are fully accessible to
everyone regardless of ethnicity.
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from achieving positive outcomes
from the service as a result of their race
No barriers identified – see action plan
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
The reconfiguration process will consider all equality strands so that positive outcomes can
continue to be achieved by the service regardless of race.
4. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
Census 2001 http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/index.html
Ethnic Group % Salford
England
%
%
White
94.1
89.5
Mixed
1.2
1.5
Asian/Asian
2.1
5.1
British
Black/Black
1.1
2.6
British
Chinese
0.8
0.6
other
0.6
0.6
5. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
Our data shows an average of 80% of service users are white British and the remainder are
from Black, Minority and Ethnic groups with the majority being black African. (The equality
monitoring data has been anonymised to prevent any possible identification of service users
where there are very small numbers in a category)
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6. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
See above
7. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
No discernable difference identified from National Outcomes Framework data from 2009-10
for different ethnic groups.
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8. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
The development of the new specification should consider all the equality strands – see action
plan
Religion and/or belief
Please consider the following areas… please click here
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1. Please list any barriers that service users may encounter when accessing services
Where there are shared cooking facilities and/or meals prepared for service users this may
impact on the ability of service users to prepare food in line with their religious beliefs.
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from achieving positive outcomes
from the service as a result of their religion and or belief
The current services which have shared facilities may present barriers for those with certain
religious beliefs.
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
The Supporting People team will need to work with the current and any future provider to
ensure the fair access objective of the Quality Assessment Framework is used to ensure the
referrals pathways/promotion of the service/policies and procedures are fully accessible to
everyone regardless of religious beliefs.
The reconfiguration process will consider all equality strands so that positive outcomes can
continue to be achieved by the service regardless of religion.
4. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
Census 2001 for Salford http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/index.html
Christian 76.46%
Buddhist 0.22%
Hindu 0.32%
Jewish 2.4%
Muslim 1.2%
Sikh 0.15%
Other 0.15%
No religion 11.1%
Not stated 8.12%
5. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
Our data shows an average of 42% Christian service users, 42% no religion and the
remainder split between 6% non Christian religions and 10% not stating their religion.
(The equality monitoring data has been anonymised to prevent any possible identification of
service users where there are very small numbers in a category)
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6. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
See above
7. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
The National Outcomes Framework reporting mechanism does not give the options to be able
to determine this – see action plan
8. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
The development of the new specification should consider all the equality strands – see action
plan
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Sexual identity
Please consider the following areas… please click here
1. Please list any barriers that service users may encounter when accessing services
The services are open to service users regardless of sexual identity.
2. Please list any barriers which may prevent people from achieving positive outcomes
from the service as a result of their sexual identity
The Supporting People team will need to work with the current and any future providers to
ensure the fair access objective of the Quality Assessment Framework is used to ensure the
referrals pathways/promotion of the service/policies and procedures are fully accessible to
everyone regardless of sexual identity. The reconfiguration process will consider all equality
strands so that positive outcomes can continue to be achieved by the service regardless of
sexual identity – see action plan.
3. Please detail how these barriers may be overcome.
Not applicable as no barriers have been identified
4. Please list any baseline data or evidence you have e.g. census data
There is no data available from the National Outcomes Framework or Client record forms as
yet. The 2001 census in Salford recorded a figure of 0.2% same sex households.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/index.html
And the 2010 Office for National Statistics integrated household survey says 480,000 (1%)
consider themselves gay or lesbian, and 245,000 (0.5%) bisexual.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15381
5. Please list any data or evidence you have which demonstrates service users
accessing the service
Supporting People data 2009-10 (data has been anonymised)
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shows an average of 68% of service users identify as heterosexual, 6% as lesbian gay or
bisexual and the remainder not wishing to disclose.
6. Does this data show that any groups access the service more/less?
See above
7. Does this data show any better or worse outcomes are achieved from the service for
this group?
The National Outcomes Framework reporting mechanism does not give the options to be able
to determine this – see action plan
8. Can any unfavourable impact be justified?
The development of the new specification should consider all the equality strands – see action
plan
Community cohesion
Please consider the following areas… please click here
1. Does the function promote/support community cohesion?
The services promote positive move on into independent accommodation for single homeless
people
2. If community cohesion is relevant to your function what steps will you take to
promote it?
Not applicable – not relevant to the overall function
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Consultation – planning
Who are the groups, organisations and individual most likely to be affected by the proposed policy, directly and
indirectly?
Current service providers who will be affected:
Project 34
Riverside English Churches Housing Group
Positive Lifestyles
Salvation Army
Stonham Home Group
Stakeholders and organisations include:
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Primary Care Trust,
Older people
Community Health and Social Care,
Community safety unit,
Housing associations,
Other (non Supporting People) services
What methods of consultation are most likely to succeed in attracting the organisations and people you want to reach?
Individual interviews, focus groups, consultation events, newsletters
Has there been any recent research or consultation with the group/individuals you plan to consult? (please give details)
Consultation with Supporting People providers took place, the results of which went to Commissioning Body
Consultation- results
When did you undertake the consultation?
Consultation took place week commencing 17th January with service users and providers
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Did you reach all the groups/individuals you wanted to reach?
Yes
What did you find?
See the embedded documents
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What will you change as a result of the consultation? Please ensure this is captured in the action plan
Consultation results will feed into the development of the new service specification so that the aspects of their service which service
users value highly are taken into account.
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Action plan (following consultation)
Please list issues identified from targeted consultation and actions required
Issue identified
Action required
Person responsible
Date required by Outcome
If the decision is made
The decommissioning Housing
Options 30th September All service users who are
to withdraw funding
plan will make clear the team,
Supporting 2011
receiving accommodation and
from a project there
arrangements
for People team
support at any of the supported
could be a negative
ensuring all current
housing projects at the time of
impact on current
service
users
have
any decision made to discontinue
service users as there
support
and
the funding to the project will be
will be a transition from
accommodation in place
fully
supported
to
access
their current provider of and
this
will
be
alternative support as well as
support and possibly a
coordinated through a
accommodation (if also required).
change of
partnership
approach
This will include a personal
accommodation if the
during
the
period
assessment of housing and
provider requires them
leading up to the
support need, in addition to a
to move out following
contract end date and
discussion
about
and
cothe withdrawal of
afterwards.
ordination of alternative housing
funding.
options with each resident .
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More equalities data
needed
New service
specification needs to
consider equality
strands
Equality monitoring
information from client
record forms/outcomes
forms/Supporting
People equality
monitoring project
needs to be considered
when writing new
specification
Continue to collaborate
with Centre for Housing
Research, other Local
Authorities
and
providers to incorporate
all equality strands as
part of monitoring of
outcomes as well as
maximising
the
completion
of
monitoring
for
all
strands.
Use
this
impact
assessment
when
writing the specification
to look at equality and
diversity issues.
Analyse data and feed
into specification
Supporting
team
People Ongoing
Supporting
team
People 30th September New service model is accessible
2011
and inclusive
Catherine Wood and 14/04/2011
Supporting
People
team
Better baseline data and more
data on all the strands that are
linked to outcomes.
More data on religion, sexual
identity and transgender areas.
The make up of service users and
other equality & diversity issues
can be considered when writing
the specification
Please ensure you have provided as much evidence as possible to support the responses you have given
Additional comments
Monitoring
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How and when will the action plan be monitored?
Action plan will be incorporated into Supporting People business plan
How and when will outcomes be recorded?
Through Commissioning Body reports and presentations
Who will the results of the impact assessment be shared with?
Elected members
Senior leadership Team
Members of the public
Have the actions been mainstreamed into the service plan?
Not applicable.
Quality assurance
When you have completed your impact assessment, it must be submitted to your directorate quality assurance panel for
approval.
Signed
Signed
Signed
Emily Grace, Hassan Badatt,
Dated 23/05/11
(Completing officers)
Glyn Meacher, Sarah Clayton
Dated 24/05/11
(Completing officers)
Dave Galvin
Shaun Clydesdale
Dated 15/06/11
Dated 1/08/11
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(Assistant Director)
(Corporate Equalities Team)
This impact assessment must be reviewed every three years.
Review date: Not applicable – the actions will be reviewed as part of the Supporting People Business Plan
Please send your approved impact assessment and narrative to elaine.barber@salford.gov.uk, for publishing on the
council’s website.
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