London Borough of Hackney
Initial Equality Impact Assessment Form
Title ofFunction:
Training Venue 1st floor 302 Mares Street
Purpose for Initial EIA:
Other
If other, please specify: Change of Training Venue to ist floor 302 Mares
Street
Officer Responsible: (to be completed by the report author)
Name: sue pearce
Ext: 4053
Directorate:
Department/Division: HR&OD
Legal and Democratic Services
Signature:
Form must be signed and dated by the relevant Assistant Director:
Assistant Director: Caroline Anderson
Date: 10/02/11
Comment :
Signature:
Equality & Diversity Officer: (to be completed by the Equalities Team)
Signed off by
Date:
Comments:
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What are the aims, objectives and purpose of the Function, including desired
outcomes:
 To make £35,000 saving by using exsisting Council building rather than being
charged to use an external venue.
 Make best use of otherwise empty Council property
 To provide a venue near to the Hackney main offices - to mitigate time of staff
attending training as courses are now mainly half day rather than 1 day
2. Who are the main people that will be affected?
Staff
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3. How relevant is the Function to the following equality strands:
Relevance
Age
Disability
Gender
Race
Low
High
Low
Low
Religion /
Belief
Low
Sexual
Orientation
Low
4. What positive impact could the Function have overall and on different
groups? (Please provide evidence e.g. consultation, monitoring etc?)
Overall
none
a) Age
none
b) Disability
none
c) Gender
none
d) Race
none
e) Religion / Belief
none
f) Sexual Orientation
none
g) Other groups
none
5. What negative impact could the Function have overall and on different
groups and (if possible) how can it be justified and/or eliminated?
(Please provide evidence e.g. consultations, complaints, monitoring etc?)
Overall
The venue is not suitable for physically disabled staff who need to use a lift to reach the
first floor training room as the building does not have a lift facility. However alternative
venues will be used if a disabled person is a participant on a course and this is an
inherent part of the booking process so that venues are booked as a consequence of
learners needs and this will continue. All course booking information informs staff about
the venue access restrictions and asks individuals to make the training administration
aware so an alternative venue can be booked.
b) Disability
The Venue is not suitable for physically
a) Age
disabled staff who need to use a lift to
none
access the first floor, Alternative venues
are available to ensure an individual can
attend training.
c) Gender
none
d) Race
none
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e) Religion / Belief
none
f) Sexual Orientation
none
g) Other groups
none
6. If you have undertaken any internal/ external research or consultation(s)
please list them below (include purpose and summary of analysis)
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the building has a 3 year lease and the cost of putting in a lift would not be
viable for this limited time period.
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7. Do you need to undertake any further consultation? If so, what and with
whom?
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8. Has a full impact assessment been planned or completed?
Yes
If yes, please state timescales
No
9. Action Planning
No
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Objective
To mitigate the barriers of
disabled staff who wish to
attend late availability places
on courses
Confidence that disabled staff
are not being unfairly
disadvantaged in accessing
training opportunities
Actions
Outcomes
Timescales /
Milestones
Lead Officer
We will always aim to change a
venue where there is a need to
accommodate learner requirements,
including using other accessible
buildings and the booking of external
venues where appropriate. Where a
last minute change of venue is not
The Disabled person will still
practical due to difficulty in notifying
be able to attend the training.
other participants and the trainer, the
member of staff would be offered a
place on the next available course.
Or with the agreement of the learner
an external course or alternative
learning method will be found ( e.g.
e-learning)
With immediate
effect
Sue Pearce
Analyse training statistics to ensure
that disabled staff are accessing
training
With immediate
effect
Sue Pearce
Disabled staff are able to
access training opportunities
equally to other groups
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10. Have the above actions been incorporated into the Directorate’s Equality Action Plan?
Yes
No
If No, how will these actions be monitored?
PLEASE EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO equality.diversity@hackney.gov.uk
Contact: Equalities Team, 020 8356 3402/3169/3239
Chief Executive Directorate
London Borough of Hackney
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