Publication - Impact assessment

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies and Rural Housing Bodies) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Order 2023: EQIA

Published: 28 September 2023
Directorate: Justice Directorate, +1 more … Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781835213612

The equality impact assessment (EQIA) supports the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies and Rural Housing Bodies) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Order 2023.

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Stage 3: Assessing the impacts and identifying opportunities to promote equality

Having considered the data and evidence you have gathered, this section requires you to consider the potential impacts – negative and positive – that your policy might have on each of the protected characteristics. It is important to remember the duty is also a positive one – that we must explore whether the policy offers the opportunity to promote equality and/or foster good relations.

Do you think that the policy impacts on people because of their age?
Age	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination, harassment, or victimisation.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations among and between different age groups	X	The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations within different age groups. However, making properties available for sale may impact on the younger generation looking to buy their first home to delivering opportunities as well as growing families

Do you think that the policy impacts disabled people?
Disability	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination, harassment, or victimisation.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations among and between disabled and non-disabled people	X	The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations within disabled and non-disabled people.

Do you think that the policy impacts on men and women in different ways?

Sex	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations between men and women	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact in promoting good relations between men and women.

Do you think that the policy impacts on women because of pregnancy and maternity?
Pregnancy and Maternity	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact in promoting good relations.

Do you think your policy impacts on people proposing to undergo, undergoing, or who have undergone a process for the purpose of reassigning their sex? (NB: the Equality Act 2010 uses the term 'transsexual people' but 'trans people' is more commonly used)
Gender reassignment	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations	X	The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations for this aspect.

Do you think that the policy impacts on people because of their sexual orientation?
Sexual orientation	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations	X	The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations for this aspect.

Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their race?
Race	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good race relations	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the promoting good race relations.

Do you think the policy impacts on people because of their religion or belief?
Religion or belief	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination	X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.
Advancing equality of opportunity	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the advancing equality of opportunity.
Promoting good relations	X	The policy does not make any direct or indirect impact of the promoting good race relations.

Do you think the policy impacts on people because of their marriage or civil partnership?
Marriage and Civil Partnership^[2]	Positive	Negative	None	Reasons for your decision
Eliminating unlawful discrimination			X	The policy allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a body or organisation as a Conservation Body or Rural Housing Body. This enables these bodies to place burdens in title deeds and allowing them to enforce them if the need arises. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

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