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Date of
Screening: 22/09/2021
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Directorate: Children, Young People Directorate
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Section:
Children’s Social Care (Specialist Support)
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1. Activity to
be assessed
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The tendering for provision of a targeted
scheme for Holiday and Saturday clubs for children with
disabilities
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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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Bosede Lawal, Commissioner
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5. Who are the
members of the screening team?
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Manjit Hogston, Commissioning Manager
(Children)
Bosede Lawal, Commissioner
Fong Chin, Assistant Commissioner
EIA will be shared with DMT members.
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6. What is the
purpose of the activity?
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Provision of Short Breaks is a Statutory
Duty. The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations
(2011) placed a duty on Local Authorities to provide short breaks
to children and young people with disabilities and their
families.
The procurement process will ensure that the
tendering process and services commissioned by the Council, adhere
to obligations of openness, fairness and obtain best value.
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7. Who is the
activity designed to benefit/target?
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Children with disabilities living in Bracknell
Forest and their parents and carers. There are currently 135 CYP
accessing this service.
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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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The tender
process and eventual contract award are designed to positively
impact on children with disabilities.
It will
specifically support children and young people with disabilities to
enable them to have the same opportunities as any other
child.
These targeted
schemes are necessary to meet the needs of children with
disabilities and their families - any reduction in the targeted
Holiday and Saturday schemes; would have a significant adverse
impact.
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Data collected
supports the need for this type of service because of the range of
disabilities identified.
Case studies and
feedbacks collected as part of contract monitoring shows that CYP
with complex disabilities are supported in their development. Some
of feedback include, “ X has grown in independence throughout
her time at Kids and now chairs her own CiN meetings and is a
charming and confident young lad”y.
“These
sessions provides our child to be able to be independent, seeing
other children, socialising and enhances their communication/people
skills”
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9. Racial
equality
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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There is mixed ethnicity data but
79.31% are White British, 18.97% are in minority groups. Whilst we
do not have data for 1.72%. It is worth noting that
referrals are not screened based on gender, religion and or sexual
orientation.
CYP and their families are
accepted on the scheme because of their disability needs and age
(e.g under 18) only
The tender/contract
will impact equally across these group.
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10. Gender
equality
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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72% of current users
are male; 28% female. The tender/contract will impact equally
across this group.
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11. Sexual
orientation equality
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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No data available The
tender/contract will impact equally across this group.
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12. Gender
re-assignment
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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No data available
The tender/contract will impact equally across this
group.
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13. Age
equality
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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Children range from
4-18 years of age
The tender/contract
will impact equally across this group.
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14. Religion and
belief equality
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N
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Positive impact - supports
all children.
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No data available The
tender/contract will impact equally across this group.
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15. Pregnancy and
maternity equality
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N
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Not Applicable
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16. Marriage and
civil partnership equality
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N
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Not Applicable
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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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These activities are priced in
line, but slightly lower, than mainstream equivalents and thus
accessible by all socio economic groups. Bursary funding can
be available from current providers and the LA would support via
the short breaks inclusion fund, where there is evidence that
poverty was a barrier to access. Ensuring that low income families
are not disadvantaged.
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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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No adverse impact
identified
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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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The protected characteristic groups listed in
8 -14 are not discrete communities, for example, a child or young
person could fall into more than one category.
The evidence above are key areas of
consideration for commissioner and provider to ensure that the
planning and delivery of the service is done in a way that avoids
negative impact on protected characteristics.
There are currently 132 CYP that currently
access the Short Breaks Service that would be positively
impacted.
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20. Could the
impact constitute unlawful discrimination in relation to any of the
Equality Duties?
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N
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The activity is
promoting greater equality and inclusion.
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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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Data is provided by the existing
provider on a a quarterly basis. Feedback is gathered from families
by the providers. The contract is monitored and report
provided on a 6 monthly basis with established Key Performance
Indicators (KPI). This informs areas that may require future
focus.
Parent reps will be invited to be
involved in the tendering process and communication exchange will
take place at regular intervals with the parent forum.
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22. On the
basis of sections 7 – 17 above is a full impact assessment
required?
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N
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Please explain your decision. If
you are not proceeding to a full equality impact assessment make
sure you have the evidence to justify this decision should you be
challenged.
This is a long running provision
that has been instrumental in raising the participation of children
and young people with complex needs in rewarding activities and
supports inclusion in the local community.
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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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To
align parental contribution with mainstream equivalents
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Bosede Lawal
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Increase of parental contribution
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To procure a provider that is aware and
proactive around equalities, diversity and inclusion.
The EIA screening form will be shared with the
preferred provider to ensure understanding of the
commissioners’ expectations around equalities and plan for
their proposed service.
The contract KPIs and spec will be reflective
of the commissioners’ ambition to procure a service that is
sensitive and responsive to different protected
characteristics.
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February 2022 – August 2022
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Bosede Lawal
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Successful award of the contract
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Undertake contract monitoring throughout the
life of the contract
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September 2022 onwards
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Bosede Lawal
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Commissioners re-assured through contract monitoring processes that
the provider delivers fair and inclusive services
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24. Which
service, business or work plan will these actions be included
in?
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Already included as part of the Children Commissioning Team’s
work 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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Please list
E&D performance reviewed with current contract for potential
impact to protected characteristics.
Parent and Carer forums are consulted around Short Breaks and are
invited to feedback on the service
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26. Assistant
director’s signature.
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Signature:
Date:
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