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Equality impact assessments are an essential part of
making sure our services are focused on the needs of everyone using
our services or employed by us.
We carry out equality impact assessments to predict and assess
the impact of a policy, procedure or practice on diverse groups in
Kent, in relation to gender, disability, religion or belief, race,
sexual orientation and age.
The assessments help us highlight good practice and see where we
can make improvements.
We use the results of the assessments to take actions to improve
services and practice, including setting objectives and targets in
our strategic documents (for example the Children and Young
People's Plan, the Community Safety Strategy and Local Transport
Plan), service unit plans and our Equality Strategy action
plans.
How we assess the equality impact of our policies, procedures
and practices
We use an initial screening and prioritisation form to see if
the policy, procedure or practice is likely to have a high, medium
or low impact on diverse groups. For those that we consider have
high or medium impact, a second stage full impact assessment is
carried out, which includes consulting with key groups affected. A
policy, procedure or practice will have a high or medium impact
if:
- it is a major policy, procedure or practice because of its
significance to the our activities
- it is relevant to the promotion of equality
- if it is a minor policy it is likely to have a major impact on
diverse groups either due to the number of people affected, the
seriousness of the impact or both
- information from the initial screening indicates that diverse
groups may be experiencing negative outcomes compared to the rest
of Kent as a whole
Assessing the equality impact of our work is a continuous
process and we will be updating the information below
periodically.
Overview of equality impact assessments completed and
planned
More than 1,690 policies, procedures or practices have been
initially screened since 2002 and of these:
- 1,591 are about service provision and
- 99 are about employment
Following initial screening those identified as having high or
medium impact are prioritised for a full impact assessment, which
includes consultation with service users and staff.
Full equality impact assessments completed
Service provision
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Equality and Diversity Policy Statement
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Cycling Strategy
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Telehealth,
technology that enables people to monitor their vital signs at home
and send the results through a telephone line to their nurse or
GP
- Telecare, a service that provides support to people in their
own homes with the help of technology and community response
services
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Domiciliary Charging Policy
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Core Supervision Policy for Social Care Staff
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Modernisation proposals for day care services at Queen Elizabeth
Foundation
- Carer's Policy (Adult)
- Guidance documents to schools purchasing therapeutic
services
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Children and Young People's Plan
- Mentoring Agreement between KCC and Rainer to raise
aspirations, achievements and long-term prospects of children and
young people in care
- 14-19 Strategy for working with partner organisations to
provide young people with better opportunities
- Schools' Anti-Bullying Strategy, which supports schools in
keeping children and young people safe while at school
- Music Strategy, which aims to increase access to a diverse
range of musical experiences to all young people (within or outside
school), whatever their background or abilities
- Secondary Strategy, which sets actions from past school
performance to ensure that Kent secondary schools become models of
excellence and equity
- Customer Care, which sets a standard for dealing with
complaints, compliments and comments within Children, Families and
Education
- Primary strategy, which aims to raise primary school standards
based on the government's Community and Extended Schools
programmes
- Child Protection, a policy about safeguarding children and
protecting them from harm
- Looked After Children, a policy that addresses the needs of
children's who become 'looked after by the local authority'
- Adoption
- Unaccompanied Minors, a policy for the assessment and reception
service for unaccompanied asylum seeking children
- Fostering
- Youth Service Race Equality Policy and Practice
Employment
Full equality impact assessments planned for 2008
Service provision policies, procedures and practices
- Access to KCC buildings
- Access to KCC receptions areas
- Guidance to Cluster Actions Plans
- Governor recruitment and Retention Strategy
- Home to School Transport
- School Organisation Plan (location and closure of schools)
- Vocational Education Policy
- Choice Advice (advice service parents/carers choosing primary 7
secondary schools)
- Admissions from primary to secondary
- Early Years Strategy
- Drugs Education (new policy)
- 1995 Gypsy/Traveller Policy Document
- Cycling Strategy
- Application for Disabled Persons Parking Bay
- A walking strategy for Kent
- A bus strategy for Kent
- Health and Safety during safety inspections
- Health and Safety during site visits
- Health and Safety instructions for staff working in flood
areas
- Mayrise Streetworks - internal works ordering system
- Licence to place a skip on the public highway
- Traffic Regulations - Best Practice Manual
- Traffic Signal Controller Cases
- Unauthorised Signs (Sample Letter)
- Vehicle Parking Standards 1999
- Countryside Access Improvement Plan
- Regeneration Strategy
Employment policies, procedures and practices
- Booking Forms and Procedures - Internal and External
- Child Care Vouchers scheme
- Job Evaluation Procedure and Policy
- Home Computer Initiative
- Job Profile Evaluation
- Market Forces Data
- Senior Officers' Medical Insurance
- Value Plus Scheme (inc gyms and health clubs)
- KCC Fire Safety Policy and accompanying guidance
- Recruiting Right Guide
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