What this EQHRIA is assessing
This Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment (EQHRIA) is assessing if Renfrewshire Councils Community Plan for 2017 to 2027 has any positive or negative impacts on equality groups.
“Our Renfrewshire” is the Community Plan for ten years (covering the period 2017 to 2027) and is also Renfrewshire’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan, as required by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Our Renfrewshire has been developed together and will be signed up to by key public, private and third sector organisations.
It marks a shared responsibility to work together to get things right for people in Renfrewshire, and a commitment to addressing the inequalities that exist.
What this EQHRIA has found
The quantitative and qualitative data gathered shows that Our Renfrewshire will reflect the priorities and meets the needs of the diverse communities in Renfrewshire.
Our continuing public involvement and involvement with our equalities-led community groups has shown that we have considered and addressed the needs of those with protected characteristics.
As the Community Plan covers such a wide range of priorities, further impact assessments are required to be undertaken on specific projects.
What happens next
No actions are required to remove or mitigate negative impacts, but it will be kept under review during performance monitoring, review and further public involvement.
Opportunities to maximize positive impacts have been taken in the drafting of the plan and will continue to be taken as the key areas of activity are developed.
The monitoring and review arrangements will take place through a number of coordinated channels, including:
- community planning community events
- community planning meetings and partner information sharing
- community planning DEAR group engagement
- through Service Improvement Plans where the equality outcomes are Council owned
- through regular review and publicly available information.
More information
For more information on this Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment (EQHRIA), email EQHRIA@renfrewshire.gov.uk.