What this EQHRIA is assessing
This Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment (EQHRIA) assesses the Estate Maintenance Project, which focuses on improving estate management services in Renfrewshire.
This focuses specifically on enhancing the grass cutting, garden maintenance and hedge trimming services for council tenants provided by Neighbourhood Services.
These initiatives are linked to recommendations from the Audit Risk and Scrutiny Board and aim to:
- address ongoing issues related to maintenance
- address and prevent neighbour disputes by creating a greener and cleaner environment for council tenants, which promotes positive behaviours and helps ease low-level neighbourhood nuisances and antisocial behaviour
- increase community satisfaction.
What this EQHRIA has found
Enhanced aesthetic conditions will benefit all residents by:
- creating a greener and cleaner environment
- improving the sense of place, which promotes positive behaviours and helps prevent low-level neighbourhood nuisances and antisocial behaviour.
Overall, no negative impacts have been identified, as this project positively enhances service delivery.
We anticipate that this project will positively impact older residents and those with disabilities as they may find it easier to move around in well-maintained areas. Younger residents will also have safer outdoor spaces to play.
What happens next
No further actions are required to be taken as no negative impacts have been identified.
More information
For more information on this Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment (EQHRIA), email EQHRIA@renfrewshire.gov.uk