1. What is the name of the policy or service that is being assessed?
Working at home policy, Wiltshire Youth Offending Service
2. What are the aims of the policy or service? Whose needs is it designed to meet? What are the current priorities?
This policy covers occasions when office based staff request to work from home for a particular short term period.
3. In what ways might this policy or service affect some groups of people differently? Might some groups find it harder to access the service? Do some groups have particular needs that are not well met by the current policy or service?
It could adversely affect staff who do not have suitable home working space/conditions.
4. What evidence do you have for your judgement? Is there evidence of public concern (e.g. complaints)? Have staff raised concerns? Is there local or national research to suggest that there could be a problem?
No concerns have been raised by staff. The opportunity for flexible working it brings has been generally well received.
5. Who have you consulted with as part of your assessment? What were the results? Have you published the results of that consultation? If so, where?
YOS staff
6. If you have found that the policy or service might have an adverse impact on a particular group of people, can you justify this?
The YOS cannot be responsible staff’s home arrangements
7. If the impact cannot be justified, what do you intend to do about this? Are there changes that you could introduce which would make the policy or service work better for this group of people? Is further research or consultation required?
Developments in IT e.g. wireless connections will assist to minimise adverse effects.
8. How will you monitor the take-up or impact of the policy or service in future?
Annual review.
9. What actions do you plan to take as a result of this equality impact assessment? Please state any resource implications
Continue to explore technological opportunities to assist staff to work flexibly.
10. There is a legal requirement to publish the outcomes of Equality Impact Assessments. Please outline how / where this will happen
Via the YOS website
11. Name of person completing form
Head of Youth Offending Team
Date assessment completed
30 March 2007
12. Senior manager approval
Assistant Director Resources, Improvement and Young People
Date
2 April 2007
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: equalities@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone:
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Postal Address: Equality & Diversity Team
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
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