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Date of
Screening: 26 April 021
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Directorate: People
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Section: Adult Social
Care
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1. Activity to
be assessed
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Bracknell Forest Recovery Community Grant
Scheme
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2. What is the
activity?
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Policy/strategy Function/procedure
Project
Review
Service Organisational
change
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3. Is it a new
or existing activity?
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New Existing
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4. Officer
responsible for the screening
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Harjit Hunjan
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5. Who are the
members of the screening team?
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Katie Flint,
Samantha Wood
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6. What is the
purpose of the activity?
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One-off local Recovery Community Grant Scheme
for the voluntary and community sector that Improves the wellbeing
and mental health of residents and sustainability of the Community
and Voluntary Sector as part of council’s plans for recovery
from the pandemic.
The focus of the grant will be: Isolation and
community reintegration, Digital inclusion (skills and assets)
Employment and skills support Early action for wellbeing Sustaining
positive changes.
Grant scheme will be
administered locally by Involve Community Services and overseen by
BF Health and Wellbeing Board.
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7. Who is the
activity designed to benefit/target?
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Resident groups who appear to be
more negatively affected by the pandemic than others and therefore
will be prioritised for support and funding principally
– Including Older adults, Low
income families and
Younger people.
Voluntary and
community groups negatively affected by the pandemic; particularly
financially as fundraising opportunities and availability of
volunteers were more limited, reinvigorating VCS groups/projects
and adapting to meet emerging needs
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Protected
Characteristics
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Please tick
yes or no
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Is there an impact?
What kind of equality impact may
there be? Is the impact positive or adverse or is there a potential
for both?
If the impact is neutral please
give a reason.
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What evidence do you
have to support this?
E.g equality monitoring data, consultation
results, customer satisfaction information etc
Please add a narrative to justify
your claims around impacts and describe the analysis and
interpretation of evidence to support your conclusion as this will
inform members decision making, include consultation
results/satisfaction information/equality monitoring
data
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8. Disability Equality – this can include
physical, mental health, learning or sensory disabilities and
includes conditions such as dementia as well as hearing or sight
impairment.
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Y
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N
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Positive
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18% respondents
to BFC Residents Covid Survey indicated that of day-to-day
activities have been limited because of a health problem or
disability. This grant could be used to address this.
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9. Racial
equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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VCS
Applicants for the grant will be asked to detail how they promote
equality within the remit of their offer.
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10. Gender
equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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The latest figures, (mid-2018),
show the population of Bracknell Forest is 49.6% male and 50.4%
female.
VCS Applicants for the grant will be asked to
detail how they promote equality within the remit of their
offer.
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11. Sexual
orientation equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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There is no data to suggest that
this protected characteristic group would be disproportionately
negatively impacted locally.
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12. Gender
re-assignment
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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There is no data to suggest that this protected characteristic
group would be disproportionately negatively impacted
locally.
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13. Age
equality
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Y
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N
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Positive – will be
prioritised for support and funding
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Older
residents: are more likely to have
experienced isolation and now be less confident accessing the
community due to shielding. Also more likely to be digitally
excluded due to skills and access to technology.
Younger people:
more likely to be
negatively affected, especially linked to employment changes and
their financial situation.
Grant aims to support both these
areas as priority groups.
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14. Religion and
belief equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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Applicants for the grant will be asked to detail how they promote
equality within the remit of their offer.
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15. Pregnancy and
maternity equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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There is no data to suggest that
this protected characteristic group would be disproportionately
negatively impacted.
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16. Marriage and
civil partnership equality
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Y
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N
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Neutral
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There is no data to suggest that
this protected characteristic group would be disproportionately
negatively impacted locally.
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17. Please give
details of any other potential impacts on any other group (e.g.
those on lower incomes/carers/ex-offenders, armed forces
communities) and on promoting good community
relations.
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Carers-
Significant rise in
the number of family and friend carers nationally since the start
of the COVID-19. Many young and adult carers report their mental
health as being worse since Coronavirus and are feeling less
connected to others since Coronavirus. (Carers Trust
Survey)
Those on lower
incomes. - There is some evidence
that people on low incomes saw a higher than average drop in income
at the onset of the Pandemic. Some people and/or their families may
be financial vulnerable and continue to face financial hardship.
People who may be
digitally excluded
Low income families and older
residents more likely to be digitally excluded due to access to
technology. Also more likely to be negatively affected linked to
employment changes and their financial situation.
Some VCS groups may not have
ability/access to complete the grant application digitally,
therefore an option would be provided to apply via
hardcopy.
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18. If an adverse/negative impact has been identified
can it be justified on grounds of promoting equality of opportunity
for one group or for any other reason?
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N/A
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19. If there is
any difference in the impact of the activity when considered for
each of the equality groups listed in 8 – 14 above; how
significant is the difference in terms of its nature and the number
of people likely to be affected?
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No
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20. Could the
impact constitute unlawful discrimination in relation to any of the
Equality Duties?
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Y
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N
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21. What
further information or data is required to better understand the
impact? Where and how can that information be obtained?
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Ongoing monitoring of service
delivery defined within the conditions of grants
agreement.
Ongoing overview and scrutiny
function undertaken by the Health and Wellbeing Board.
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22. On the
basis of sections 7 – 17 above is a full impact assessment
required?
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Y
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N
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23. If a full impact assessment is not
required; what actions will you take to reduce or remove any
potential differential/adverse impact, to further promote equality
of opportunity through this activity or to obtain further
information or data? Please complete the action plan in
full, adding more rows as needed.
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Action
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Timescale
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Person
Responsible
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Milestone/Success
Criteria
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Support Involve to
have an extensive communication plan to ensure local awareness of
grant and promote through multiple communication channels and
platforms.
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TBC
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Harjit Hunjan/Katie Flint
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Communications
plan developed with BF communications/marketing team and Involve
community.
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24. Which
service, business or work plan will these actions be included
in?
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Council Recovery Plan
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25. Please list the
current actions undertaken to advance equality or examples of good
practice identified as part of the screening?
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Actions undertaken are detailed with screening against specific
protected characteristics
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26. Assistant
director’s signature.
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Signature:
 Date:
27/05/21
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