NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE EQUALITY ANALYSIS FORM
Title of the policy/procedure
Date
Lead Officer
Who else is involved in
undertaking this
assessment? (names and
details of organisation)
Street Cleansing
01/09/2011
Paul Coates
Annie Walker – Street Cleansing Manager
Karen Hulse - Senior Waste Strategy Officer
Andrew Jenkins - Waste Services Development Officer
Step 1 – Overview of policy/ procedure being assessed
A. Outline: What is the purpose of this policy? (specify aims and objectives)
 To inspire residents to live a greener lifestyle is a Council priority
 To reduce waste and to increase recycling rates.
 To comply with the European Waste Framework directive and Landfill directive.
 The Council has a statutory responsibility to maintain highways and open spaces to
acceptable standards as per the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse in the Environmental
protection Act 1990.
 It is within the Council Delivery Plan to improve the cleanliness of the district
B. What specific group(s) is the policy designed to affect/impact?
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The service is provided for the benefit of all residents in the district.
C. Which group(s) have been consulted as part of the creation or review of the policy? (List)
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North West Leicestershire District Council Waste Officers
Elected Members of the District
Leicestershire Waste Partnership
Step 2 – What we already know and where there are gaps
A. List any existing information/data do you have/monitor about different diverse groups in
relation to this policy? Such as in relation to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, age, gender, transgender etc.
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Local Environmental Quality Assessments
Previous Equality Impact Assessments
Census data (Local Futures)
Customer complaints/feedback records
NI195 inspection reports of district cleanliness
B. What does this information / data tell you about diverse group? If you do not hold or have
access to any data/information on diverse groups, what do you need to begin collating /
monitoring? (please list)
 The Local Environmental Quality Assessment shows that areas of high social deprivation
require litter picking more frequently than areas of low social deprivation and that residents in
areas have a lower perception of the service than in areas of lower social deprivation.
 An equalities monitoring form will feature as part of each future Waste Services satisfaction
survey to ensure the profile of our customers is captured in terms of residents with known
disabilities, age, and racial groups.
 A further analysis of priority neighbourhoods and areas of high social deprivation to determine
attitudes to litter generation and disposal
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A visual map of the district showing the number and location of litter bins is required on the
district to profile volume of litter bins and corresponding levels of cleanliness from inspection
data.
Step 3 – Do we need to seek the views of others? If so, who?
A. In light of the answers you have given in step 2, do you need to consult with specific
groups to identify needs / issues? If not please explain why.
Yes, racial groups – there are some education issues that need to be addressed with non-english
speakers in relation to fly-tipping and disposal of waste in laybys .
Yes, tenants groups in areas of high social deprivation and priority neighbourhoods.
Step 4 – Assessing the impacts
In light of any data/consultation/information and your own knowledge
and awareness, please identify whether the policy has a positive or
negative on the groups specified and provide an explanation for your
decision. (please refer to the general duties on the front page)
Disability
(physical, visual,
hearing, learning
disabilities,
mental health)
Positive
Rapid response to complaints of fly
tips in place
Rapid response to complaints of fly
tips in place.
Visual signage on litter bins to
illustrate that dog waste and general
litter is accepted
Gender / Sex
No impact
Religious Belief
No impact
Age
Racial Group
Visual signage on litter bins to
illustrate that dog waste and general
litter is accepted.
Sexual Orientation No impact
Transgender
No impact
Carers
No impact
Priority
neighbourhoods
Other protected
groups
(pregnancy &
maternity,
marriage & civil
partnership)
Other socially
excluded groups
(low literacy,
socio-economic,
rural
communities, etc)
Increased cleansing activity is
undertaken in priority neighbourhoods
No impact
Assistance provided to Street
Environment Managers to promote
anti-litter and anti-dog fouling
messages.
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Negative
All
Rapid response to graffiti removal on
buildings that the District are
responsibility for maintaining.
Racist/homophobic/disability hatred
graffiti are removed within 24 hours of
being reported.
Step 5 – Action Plan
Please include any identified concerns/actions/issues in this action plan:
Question
Number
(i.e Step
2B)
Key improvement activity
Responsible
Officer
Target
Completion
Date
Undertake customer satisfaction surveys regarding
street cleansing issues
Andrew Jenkins
December
2012
Provide clearer signage in multiple languages at layby’s and fly tip hotspots to raise awareness of the
law in relation to fly-tipping and littering offences.
Undertake mapping of district litter bin locations
Andrew Jenkins
June 2012
Annie Walker
June 2012
Add additional lines as required
Step 6 – Who needs to know about the outcomes of this assessment, the progress
made and how will they be informed
Employees
Who needs to know
(Please tick)
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How they will be informed
(we have a legal duty to publish EIA’s)
 Council Intranet
 Internal Memo
 Staff briefing Session
Customers
Partners and stakeholders
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Website
Others
To ensure ease of access,
what other communication
needs/concerns are there?
Step 7 – Conclusion (to be completed and signed by the Head of Service)
Please delete as appropriate
I agree / disagree with this assessment / action plan
If disagree, state action/s required, reasons and details of who is to carry them out with
timescales:
Signed (Head of Service):
Date:
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