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Title of service being assessed / Passenger Transport Group
Directorate / -Select-Adult, Health and Community WellbeingChief ExecutiveCommercial, Property and InfrastructureCommunicationsEnvironment, Sustainability and HighwaysFinanceHuman ResourcesIS, Performance and ProgrammesPolicy, Community Planning and RegenerationSchools, Children and Families
Name and role of officer completing this assessment / Fran Garthwaite
Contact Telephone Number / 01245 437606
Date Assessment Completed / 8 July 2008
1. Which equality strands have you included in your data collection/ analysis and consultations?
Race and Culture / Disability
Age / Gender
Sexual orientation / Religion and Belief
2. What are the key findings/ observations resulting from the data/ consultations? Please include all findings that demonstrate inequality…You may wish to record inequality issues for additional groups (for example rural isolation, financially disadvantaged etc) please do this using box g.
a.Race and Culture
Need to gather data
b.Age
Regular meetings with young people via the Youth Essex Assembly has indentified that young people find the cost of bus and rail travel and complexity of fares charged a deterent to use.
c.Sexual Orientation
d.Disability
Research conducted 5 years ago, partnership forrmed with disabled groups representing a range of disabilities and age. Initial research concluded that disabled people do face barriers when travelling in Essex. Barriers identified include problems accessing transport (either physical or confidence), a lack of knowledage about transport opportunities and little idea of where to go for help.
e.Gender
Need to gather data
f.Religion and Belief
g.Other
/ EssexCounty Council Impact Assessment Form Section 2 / ECC40a
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3.We have a duty to promote equal opportunities and promote good relations between community groups as well as eliminate discrimination. Please list below any opportunities to promote equal opportunities or good community relations within your review area.
Equality Group / To network and learn more
Options for Independent Living Transport Group
Essex Access Groups
Multiple Sclerosis / Opportunity to:
Work in partnership with disabled people to develop and deliver policies that are inclusive.
Fully understand views from the group members who represent groups of people with a range of disabilities
Get this group together with transport providers so that all parties can learn from each other
Develop training with commercial bus, rail, air, taxi and community transport providers
Confederation of Passenger Transport – Essex and National / Opportunity to talk to commercial bus operators on a regular basis and help them develop training for front line passenger transport personnel
Association of Transport Cop-ordination Officers National association / Opportunity to share Essex’s excellent practice nationally and gather best practice from elsewhere
Parish Meetings / Opportunity to work in rural areas to identify needs
Community Transport Groups - Essex / Opportunity to share good practice and develop training
Community Transport Association / Opportunity to share Essex’s excellent practices nationally and gather best practice from elsewhere
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4. Adverse impacts and/or inequalities in policy or service delivery that need to be resolved or mitigated. It is likely that you will have more than one possible solution for each issue
a.Race
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
b.Age
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
Cost of travel and complex fares / Concessionary fares scheme for young people
c.Sexual Orientation
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
d.Disability
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
Real or perceived barriers to transport / Work together to reduce barriers and ensure inclusive policies and practices
Improved information / As above and offer personal travel advice for disabled people via the Traffic Control Centre
e.Gender
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
f.Religion
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
g.Other
Adverse Impact and/or inequality / Possible Solutions
/ EssexCounty Council
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5. You now need to complete the action plan. You need to prioritise the work that needs to be done. If you have found any adverse impact or discrimination that is illegal you must address these immediately and therefore they will be top priority in your action plans. The notes for guidance will help you to prioritise your other actions. If there are areas which you feel need to be looked at in more detail then the resulting action may be an additional EIA focussing on a specific area of concern.
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Please list the actions that you need to take as a result of this assessment. Directors will need to decide how these actions will be prioritised.
Issue Identified / Issues taken from question 4 / Action Required – agreed solution / Name of service /unit/ individual’swork plan where action will be included. / Officers responsible – Directorate Lead and Action Lead / Details of Cost – inc. Resource & financial / By when1 Cost of travel for young people / Costly and complex fares for young people / Concessionary fare scheme for young people / E S & H
Corporate Strategy / Richard Gravatt
Richard Puleston / In process / To be considered in 2008/09
2 Barriers to travel for disabled people / Real or perceived barriers
Lack of information / For the past 5 years we have worked in partnership with disabled groups as the Options for Independent Living Transport Group. The group meets at least 4 times and year and has further sub groups. Transport providers are included in the group (bus) and sub groups (rail).
The group works with us on all issues relating to our work. / E S & H / Fran Garthwaite / The outcome of what we do is reflected in our strategy and day to day work on the basis that if we get it right for disabled people it is right for all other travellers.
We have influenced commercial bus and rail operators and work locally and nationally. / On – going partnership a full report of success can be demonstrated the group continues to work
3 Need to gather data and intelligence to understand if there are any real or perceived barriers to transport for women and BME communities. (Refer to section 1) / Further action to be developed subject to the outcome of data analysis / E S & H / Fran Garthwaite / Absorbed within the cost of the existing annual survey. / 2008/09
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Further EIAs Required
This action plan needs to be agreed with your Director and Service Manager and actions included in the appropriate service or unity plans.
Signature of Executive Director/ Director…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Signature of Service Manager……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Please submit this form to the equalities team: