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Cabinet Member: Cllr Demirci
London Borough of Hackney
Equality Impact Assessment Form
Title & Purpose of Equality Impact Assessment
Ceasing of Keep Britain Tidy Inspections - £16.5K
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: Mark Griffin
Ext: 3680
Directorate: H&CS
Department/Division: Waste Strategy
The assessment must be reviewed and agreed by the relevant Assistant Director, who is
responsible for ensuring it is made publicly available and is in line with guidance
(staffroom.hackney.gov.uk/equality-impact-assessments.htm).
Assistant Director:
Date:
Comment :
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. Please summarise the service, function, policy, initiative or saving. Describe
the key objectives and outcomes you expect. Make sure you highlight any
proposed changes.
Saving of £16,500 pa through ceasing independent monitoring of Hackney’s cleanliness
by Keep Britain Tidy.
2. Who are the main people that will be affected? Consider staff, residents, and
other external stakeholders.
This is currently an external contractual arrangement and the impact affects Keep Britain
Tidy.
3. What research or consultation(s) have been carried out? Please provide
more details, together with a summary of what you learned.
The decision to propose this saving derives from the withdrawal of National Indicators,
particularly NI 195 and the growing number of London boroughs undertaking their own
cleansing inspections or to contract other consultants for either financial or performance
issues. Hackney has had eight years of independent monitoring by Keep Britain Tidy and
scores in 2010/11 were the best received to date. London specific benchmarking
information has been available to us through the arrangement with KBT but last year only
12 Boroughs had independent KBT monitoring and the figure could be as low as 6 in
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2011/12 including Hackney. Hackney officers already undertake monitoring to the
required standards and there is confidence that internal monitoring very closely matches
the KBT out-turn. Hackney will remain a member of the London Network to share general
benefits of working regionally and nationally with KBT.
4. Equality Impacts
Initiatives will have different impacts on different equality groups. You must consider
the ways in which the initiative may positively or negatively affect each of the different
protected groups, using evidence (such as consultation data, monitoring reports and
research information) to support your analysis.
The protected characteristics you must consider are:
 age
 disability
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy and maternity
 race
 religion/belief
 sex
 sexual orientation.
Please also consider whether there are other specific groups in the community – for
example, carers, who may be affected.
If the initiative will have an impact on residents or stakeholders – please also consider
whether it will affect good relations and cohesion - people from different
backgrounds living and working together comfortably? For example: might it
 bring people from different backgrounds together;
 support residents to get involved in their local community or area;
 build trust and confidence in local organisations and services; or
 risk tension or conflict between different groups of people.
4 (a) What positive impact could there be overall, on different equality groups, and
on cohesion and good relations?
The ceasing of KBT inspection will remove independent monitoring by a professional and
well regarded authority on local environmental quality. However, monitoring of standards
will continue using internal resources and feedback from residents and other
representative groups living and working in Hackney eg. through Street-Leaders and
CAPs will still provide an independent view on local environmental quality. Joint working
with other boroughs will also be viewed as an option.
4 (b) What negative impact could there be overall, on different equality groups,
and on cohesion and good relations?
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Where you identify potential negative impacts, you must explain how these are justified
and/or what actions will be taken to eliminate or mitigate them. These actions should be
included in the action plan.
No negative impacts are foreseen.
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London Borough of Hackney
Equality Impact Assessment Form
Title & Purpose of Equality Impact Assessment
FinFuture Streetscene Project - £10K
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: Mark Griffin
Ext: 3680
Directorate: H&CS
Department/Division: Waste Strategy
The assessment must be reviewed and agreed by the relevant Assistant Director, who is
responsible for ensuring it is made publicly available and is in line with guidance
(staffroom.hackney.gov.uk/equality-impact-assessments.htm).
Assistant Director:
Date:
Comment :
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
2. Please summarise the service, function, policy, initiative or saving. Describe
the key objectives and outcomes you expect. Make sure you highlight any
proposed changes.
Saving of £10,000 pa through ceasing funding of FinFuture Streetscene management
project.
5. Who are the main people that will be affected? Consider staff, residents, and
other external stakeholders.
This affects FinFuture, an external organisation.
6. What research or consultation(s) have been carried out? Please provide
more details, together with a summary of what you learned.
Funding relies on a proposal being submitted and considered suitable for 2011/12
onwards. FinFuture has not put forward a proposal as a result of a lack of support from
Islington and Haringey.
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7. Equality Impacts
Initiatives will have different impacts on different equality groups. You must consider
the ways in which the initiative may positively or negatively affect each of the different
protected groups, using evidence (such as consultation data, monitoring reports and
research information) to support your analysis.
The protected characteristics you must consider are:
 age
 disability
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy and maternity
 race
 religion/belief
 sex
 sexual orientation.
Please also consider whether there are other specific groups in the community – for
example, carers, who may be affected.
If the initiative will have an impact on residents or stakeholders – please also consider
whether it will affect good relations and cohesion - people from different
backgrounds living and working together comfortably? For example: might it
 bring people from different backgrounds together;
 support residents to get involved in their local community or area;
 build trust and confidence in local organisations and services; or
 risk tension or conflict between different groups of people.
4 (a) What positive impact could there be overall, on different equality groups, and
on cohesion and good relations?
There are no perceived positive impacts.
4 (b) What negative impact could there be overall, on different equality groups,
and on cohesion and good relations?
Where you identify potential negative impacts, you must explain how these are justified
and/or what actions will be taken to eliminate or mitigate them. These actions should be
included in the action plan.
No negative impacts are foreseen.
London Borough of Hackney
Equality Impact Assessment Form
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Title & Purpose of Equality Impact Assessment
Waste Containers Procurement efficiencies
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: Mark Griffin
Ext: 3680
Directorate: H&CS
Department/Division: Waste Strategy
The assessment must be reviewed and agreed by the relevant Assistant Director, who is
responsible for ensuring it is made publicly available and is in line with guidance
(staffroom.hackney.gov.uk/equality-impact-assessments.htm).
Assistant Director:
Date:
Comment :
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
3. Please summarise the service, function, policy, initiative or saving. Describe
the key objectives and outcomes you expect. Make sure you highlight any
proposed changes.
The proposed saving derives from procurement efficiencies re. the provision of waste
containers.
8. Who are the main people that will be affected? Consider staff, residents, and
other external stakeholders.
The saving is not intended to impact on service delivery. Although specifications may be
reduced, the standards will still be sufficient to meet operational needs.
9. What research or consultation(s) have been carried out? Please provide
more details, together with a summary of what you learned.
A recent joint procurement exercise conducted through the London Waste & Recycling
Board achieved savings on food waste containment as part of the estates recycling
initiative. The NLWA Boroughs (including Hackney) are also working together on a
regional procurement exercise.
10. Equality Impacts
Initiatives will have different impacts on different equality groups. You must consider
the ways in which the initiative may positively or negatively affect each of the different
protected groups, using evidence (such as consultation data, monitoring reports and
research information) to support your analysis.
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The protected characteristics you must consider are:
 age
 disability
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy and maternity
 race
 religion/belief
 sex
 sexual orientation.
Please also consider whether there are other specific groups in the community – for
example, carers, who may be affected.
If the initiative will have an impact on residents or stakeholders – please also consider
whether it will affect good relations and cohesion - people from different
backgrounds living and working together comfortably? For example: might it
 bring people from different backgrounds together;
 support residents to get involved in their local community or area;
 build trust and confidence in local organisations and services; or
 risk tension or conflict between different groups of people.
4 (a) What positive impact could there be overall, on different equality groups, and
on cohesion and good relations?
There are no specific impacts.
4 (b) What negative impact could there be overall, on different equality groups,
and on cohesion and good relations?
Where you identify potential negative impacts, you must explain how these are justified
and/or what actions will be taken to eliminate or mitigate them. These actions should be
included in the action plan.
There are no specific impacts
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London Borough of Hackney
Equality Impact Assessment Form
Title & Purpose of Equality Impact Assessment
Waste Containers Procurement efficiencies - £47K
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: Mark Griffin
Ext: 3680
Directorate: H&CS
Department/Division: Waste Strategy
The assessment must be reviewed and agreed by the relevant Assistant Director, who is
responsible for ensuring it is made publicly available and is in line with guidance
(staffroom.hackney.gov.uk/equality-impact-assessments.htm).
Assistant Director:
Date:
Comment :
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
4. Please summarise the service, function, policy, initiative or saving. Describe
the key objectives and outcomes you expect. Make sure you highlight any
proposed changes.
The proposed saving derives from procurement efficiencies re. the provision of waste
containers.
11. Who are the main people that will be affected? Consider staff, residents, and
other external stakeholders.
The saving is not intended to impact on service delivery. Although specifications may be
reduced, the standards will still be sufficient to meet operational needs.
12. What research or consultation(s) have been carried out? Please provide
more details, together with a summary of what you learned.
A recent joint procurement exercise conducted through the London Waste & Recycling
Board achieved savings on food waste containment as part of the estates recycling
initiative. The NLWA Boroughs (including Hackney) are also working together on a
regional procurement exercise.
13. Equality Impacts
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Initiatives will have different impacts on different equality groups. You must consider
the ways in which the initiative may positively or negatively affect each of the different
protected groups, using evidence (such as consultation data, monitoring reports and
research information) to support your analysis.
The protected characteristics you must consider are:
 age
 disability
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy and maternity
 race
 religion/belief
 sex
 sexual orientation.
Please also consider whether there are other specific groups in the community – for
example, carers, who may be affected.
If the initiative will have an impact on residents or stakeholders – please also consider
whether it will affect good relations and cohesion - people from different
backgrounds living and working together comfortably? For example: might it
 bring people from different backgrounds together;
 support residents to get involved in their local community or area;
 build trust and confidence in local organisations and services; or
 risk tension or conflict between different groups of people.
4 (a) What positive impact could there be overall, on different equality groups, and
on cohesion and good relations?
There are no specific impacts.
4 (b) What negative impact could there be overall, on different equality groups,
and on cohesion and good relations?
Where you identify potential negative impacts, you must explain how these are justified
and/or what actions will be taken to eliminate or mitigate them. These actions should be
included in the action plan.
There are no specific impacts
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London Borough of Hackney
Equality Impact Assessment Form
Title & Purpose of Equality Impact Assessment
Street Lighting Remote Monitoring System - £45K
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: Inga Hutton
Ext: 6671
Directorate: H&CS
Department/Division: Streetscene / Public
Realm
The assessment must be reviewed and agreed by the relevant Assistant Director, who is
responsible for ensuring it is made publicly available and is in line with guidance
(staffroom.hackney.gov.uk/equality-impact-assessments.htm).
Assistant Director: Tom McCourt
Date: September 2011
Comment : The impact on the service is positive as this project ensures that the Council
is acting more efficiently and will be able to respond in a more timely manner to street
lights not working. There will be no impact to the public as there will be no visible change
to the service delivery.
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
5. Please summarise the service, function, policy, initiative or saving. Describe
the key objectives and outcomes you expect. Make sure you highlight any
proposed changes.
An invest to save initiative. Reduce the need to scouting through the introduction of an
ICT system that can remotely identify when the lamp is not working or about to be not
working.
14. Who are the main people that will be affected? Consider staff, residents, and
other external stakeholders.
Street lighting team.
15. What research or consultation(s) have been carried out? Please provide
more details, together with a summary of what you learned.
None to date.
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16. Equality Impacts
Initiatives will have different impacts on different equality groups. You must consider
the ways in which the initiative may positively or negatively affect each of the different
protected groups, using evidence (such as consultation data, monitoring reports and
research information) to support your analysis.
The protected characteristics you must consider are:
 age
 disability
 gender reassignment
 pregnancy and maternity
 race
 religion/belief
 sex
 sexual orientation.
Please also consider whether there are other specific groups in the community – for
example, carers, who may be affected.
If the initiative will have an impact on residents or stakeholders – please also consider
whether it will affect good relations and cohesion - people from different
backgrounds living and working together comfortably? For example: might it
 bring people from different backgrounds together;
 support residents to get involved in their local community or area;
 build trust and confidence in local organisations and services; or
 risk tension or conflict between different groups of people.
4 (a) What positive impact could there be overall, on different equality groups, and
on cohesion and good relations?
None
4 (b) What negative impact could there be overall, on different equality groups,
and on cohesion and good relations?
Where you identify potential negative impacts, you must explain how these are justified
and/or what actions will be taken to eliminate or mitigate them. These actions should be
included in the action plan.
None
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6. Equality and Cohesion Action Planning
Please list specific actions which set out how you will address equality and cohesion issues raised by this assessment,
including:
 Further consultation, research or monitoring you will carry out
 Steps/ actions you will take during the design process to address issues identified (e.g. enhance positive impacts and
eliminate negative impacts) before approval: for example adjusting or changing the proposal; or stopping/removing
aspects of the proposal.
All actions must be incorporated into your wider implementation plan.
No
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Actions
Outcomes
Timescales /
Milestones
Lead Officer
No actions required as no impacts identified.
Remember
 Assistant Directors are responsible for ensuring agreed Equality Impact Assessments are published.
 Equality Impact Assessments are public documents: remember to use at least 12 point Arial font and plain English.
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Make sure that no individuals (staff or residents) can be identified from the data used.
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