Scotland's Forestry Strategy 2019-2029: equality impact assessment (EQIA)
How Scotland's Forestry Strategy 2019-2029 may impact on equality, including socio-economic disadvantage. This report includes Fairer Scotland Duty.
Section 3: Impacts
Has the research and consultation identified any potential for impacts on the following groups:
| Protected Characteristic (we have included "socio-economic disadvantage", as per the Fairer Scotland Duty, although it is not formally recognised as a "protected characteristic") |
Yes |
No |
Please explain |
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| Age |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Disability |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Gender Reassignment |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Pregnancy and Maternity |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Race, ethnicity, colour, nationality or national origins |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Religion or belief |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Sex/Gender |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Marriage and civil partnership |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Sexual Orientation |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals with protected characteristics. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on individuals with protected characteristics. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate equality impact assessments. |
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| Fairer Scotland Duty: Socioeconomic disadvantage |
√ | It is not considered that the strategy itself will directly impact on individuals experiencing inequalities due to socioeconomic disadvantage. However, the intention is that the plans, policies and projects that stem from the strategy will have a positive (or at worst a neutral) impact on these individuals. These future implementation mechanisms should be subject to separate impact assessments. |
Is there any evidence that the policy may:
| Yes |
No |
No Evidence |
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| Result in less favourable treatment for particular groups? |
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| Give rise to direct or indirect discrimination? |
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| Give rise to unlawful harassment or victimisation? |
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If yes to any of the above, please give details:
How will the policy, practice or project be modified to mitigate this less favourable treatment?
While no evidence of less favourable treatment for, or negative impacts on particular groups was identified, one issue that was raised by respondents regarded a perception that the draft strategy had not sufficiently considered the current diversity issues within the forestry sector or how it could help to improve diversity amongst forest and woodland users. We have therefore strengthened our commitment to addressing this within the strategy, in particular by including actions within our priority areas which focus on enhancing the diversity of both the workforce as well as forest and woodland users.
Contact
Email: Bob Frost
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