Impact assessment reports in year 4

In 2005 the council carried out a review of its Race Equality Scheme published in 2002 and the three year plan of impact assessments. We developed and published a new scheme, The Tower Hamlets Diversity and Race Equality Scheme to cover the period 2005-2008, with a revised programme of impact assessments. Although this scheme is generic, it fulfils the council’s legal obligation under Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 to have a Race Equality Scheme by clearly setting out the elements of the scheme that are directly related to the Race Equality Duty.

Between May 2005 and May 2006 council departments continued work to complete Equality Impact Assessments according to the new three year plan published in the Diversity Race Equality Scheme in May 2005.

Impact assessments are a key legal requirement of the ‘General Duty’ under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. The council is committed to meeting its legal obligations and delivering fair and accessible services to all. Impact assessments allow us to underpin this commitment and evaluate our services and the way we deliver them. In order to fully address the equalities agenda, the council has led the way in developing good practice by wherever possible addressing all six equality strands when carrying out impact assessments.

In late 2005, the Audit Commission confirmed that the council had successfully achieved the highest level of the Equality Standard for Local Government. Tower Hamlets is one of only three authorities in the country to have achieved this.

For further information on impact assessments and/or copies of the more detailed versions of the summaries please contact Michael Keating, Service Head Research and Scrutiny, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG. Tel: 020 7364 3183

List of impact assessments completed in Year 4

• Chief Executive
• Environment & Culture (changed to Communities, Localities & Culture)
• Adult Services (formerly Social Services)
• Development & Renewal
• Children’s Services (formerly Education)

Chief Executive

Attendance Strategy (pdf 78kb)
Hotdesking (pdf 44kb)
Homeworking (pdf 47kb)
Handling Organisational Change (pdf 77kb)
Procedures for Supporting Parents (pdf 58kb)
Supporting Disabled Employees (pdf 93kb)
Recruitment & Selection Standards (pdf 55kb)
HR Operations (pdf 102kb)
Handling Complaints & Grievance (pdf 71kb)
Housing Choice HR (pdf 58kb)
Workforce to Reflect the Community (pdf 140kb)
Partnership Support Function (pdf 339kb)

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Environment & Culture (changed to Communities, Localities & Culture)

Transport Services (pdf 317kb)
Arts & Events (pdf 587kb)

Adult Services (formerly Social Services)

Integrated Services for Disabled Children (pdf 348kb)
Communication (pdf 525kb)
Direct Payments (pdf 266kb)
Complaints (pdf 523kb)

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Development & Renewal

Building Control (pdf 243kb)
Benefit fraud (pdf 109kb)
Leasehold dispute (pdf 90kb)
Local Development Framework (pdf 695kb)
Regeneration strategy (pdf 317kb)
Skillsmatch (pdf 143kb)

Children’s Services (formerly Education)

Children’s Information Service (pdf 168kb)
Out of School Hours Learning (pdf 170kb)
Parents Advice Centre (pdf 175kb)
Professional Development Centre (pdf 274kb)