Waste electrical and electronic equipment reform consultation: equalities impact assessment

The Scope of the EQIA

The development of this EQIA, and identification of both the potential positive and negative impacts of the proposals, has been informed by:

• A Framing Workshop conducted by Zero Waste Scotland and Scottish Government representatives, which identified a limited number of potential impacts for three protected characteristic groups. These groups are age, disability, and race. See under Key Findings below for further information.
• Desk-based research was undertaken to source existing qualitative and quantitative data and evidence, including evidence from large Scotland and UK-level surveys, to assess the potential impacts identified during the framing workshop and identify any other potential impacts.

The impacts identified are largely a function either of service introductions or changes by local authorities, retailers, online sellers, producers and manufacturers; access to these services; and related communications.

This EQIA is not intended to be a definitive statement or a full assessment of impacts. In line with good practice it will be kept under review as this work develops. We will engage with organisations representing the key protected characteristics during the consultation period to test our findings.