Electronic monitoring in Scotland: consultation on proposals for legislation

Part 7: Impact Assessments

Equality

The Scottish Government is committed to promoting equality and removing or minimising disadvantage which may be experienced by different groups of people. We have a legal duty to consider the impact of policies on people who may be differently affected in relation to the "protected characteristics" under the Equality Act 2010. The protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Question 15: Please tell us about any potential equality impacts, either positive or negative, that you consider the proposals in this consultation may have.

Business and regulation

We do not consider that a Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment is necessary as the Electronic Monitoring policy will not directly impose new regulatory burdens on businesses, charities or the voluntary sector. Any new measures which arise in relation to the new bill will be subject to assessment as appropriate.

Question 16: Please tell us about any potential costs and burdens that you consider may arise as a result of the proposals within this consultation.

Environmental

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 ensures those public plans that are likely to have a significant impact on the environment are assessed and measures to prevent or reduce adverse impacts are sought, where possible, prior to implementation of the plan in question. We do not consider that a Strategic Environmental Assessment is necessary as the Electronic Monitoring policy will not directly impose on the environment.

Question 17: Please tell us about any potential impacts, either positive or negative, that you consider that any proposals in this consultation may have on the environment.