Making changes to let property: equality impact assessment

The Scope of the EQIA

This EQIA has considered the impact of the new rights for tenants to make changes to the let property on those with protected characteristics (age; disability; sex (including pregnancy and maternity); gender reassignment; sexual orientation; race; and religion or belief) in relation to the requirements of the public sector equality duty to eliminate discrimination; advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations.

As part of our considerations and policy development of the measure, a formal public consultation was carried out as part of the Scottish Government’s New Deal for Tenants: Draft Rented Sector Strategy^[5]. Independent analysis of responses to the consultation^[6] was published in August 2022. Further targeted stakeholder engagement with tenants, landlords representative groups and other relevant stakeholders has taken place to inform the development of the measures, including a landlord and tenants questionnaire and subsequent discussion group events seeking views on particular aspects of the policy. Independent analysis of responses to the questionnaire^[7] was published on 8 March 2024.