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This includes our strategies and plans, policies, legislative developments; and new ways of working such as – the introduction, change or end of an existing service, grant funding arrangement or facility. This screening template is designed to help business areas consider the likely equality and human rights impacts of their proposed decisions on different groups of customers, service users, staff and visitors.\nBefore carrying out an equality screening exercise it is important that you have received the necessary training first. To find out about the training needed, contact - \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:equalitybranch@dardni.gov.uk\" \u0014equalitybranch@dardni.gov.uk\u0015.  All screening exercises must be supported by evidence and cleared at Grade 3 level.\nThe accompanying Screening Guidance note provides straightforward advice on how to carry out equality screening exercises.  Detailed information about the Section 75 equality duties and what they mean in practice is available on the Equality Commission’s website.\nThe screening template has 4 sections to complete. These are:\nSection A - asks you to provide details about the policy / decision that is being screened.\nSection B - has 4 key questions that require you to outline the likely impacts on equality groups, and all supporting evidence.\nSection C - has 4 key questions in relation to obligations under the Disability Discrimination Order and the Human Rights Act.\nSection D - is the formal record of the screening decision.\nSection A\nDetails about the policy / decision to be screened\nSection B\nWhat is the likely impact on equality of opportunity for those affected by this policy, for each of the Section 75 equality categories?  What is the level of impact?\n\u000fAre there opportunities to better promote equality of opportunity for people within the Section 75 equalities categories?\nTo what extent is the policy likely to impact on good relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group? What is the level of impact?\nAre there opportunities to better promote good relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group?\nAvailable evidence\nWhat evidence / information (both qualitative and quantitative) have you gathered to inform this policy?  Set out all evidence below along with details of the different groups you have met and / or consulted with to help inform your screening assessment.\nSection C\nDARD also has legislative obligations to meet under the Disability Discrimination Order and Human Rights Act (insert links) Questions 5 -9 relate to these two areas.\nConsideration of Disability Duties\n5.\tDoes this proposed policy / decision provide an opportunity for DARD to better promote positive attitudes towards disabled people?\n6.\tDoes this proposed policy / decision provide an opportunity to actively increase the participation by disabled people in public life?\n\u000fConsideration of Human Rights\n7.\tThe Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998 brings the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law and it applies in N Ireland.  Indicate below (place an X in the appropriate box) any potential adverse impacts that the policy / decision may have in relation to human rights issues.\nConsideration of Human Rights (cont)\nMonitoring Arrangements\nSection 75 places a requirement on DARD to have equality monitoring arrangements in place in order to assess the impact of policies and services etc; and to help identify barriers to fair participation and to better promote equality of opportunity.\nOutline what data you will collect in the future in order to monitor the impact of this policy / decision on equality, good relations and disability duties.\n\u000fSection D\nFormal Record of Screening Decision\nI can confirm that the proposed policy / decision has been screened for –\nOn the basis of the answer","cbCaieuMXrw7C140","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieuMXrw7C140","docx",292296,26,"English","# Introduction\n# Section A - Policy / Decision Details\n# Section B - Equality and Good Relations Questions\n# Section C - Disability Duties and Human Rights\n# Section D - Formal Record of Screening Decision\n# Monitoring Arrangements","[{\"question\":\"Who must carry out equality and human rights screening, and for what types of decisions?\",\"answer\":\"DARD must screen proposals as part of its statutory duty. 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