1. What is being assessed Community Trading Standards 2. What is

							     Equality Impact Assessment - Preliminary assessment form



1. What is being assessed?

Community Trading Standards

2. What is the purpose?
To give individuals confidence to make informed decisions about whom they purchase goods and
services from and what goods and services they require.
Community Trading Standards Officers engage with the Community at all levels in Portsmouth to find
out what is effecting all parts of every Community and then:-

    a) Channel that information back to the TCG of the Trading Standards Service for a decision on
       whether any Intervention action should be taken by the Trading standards Service;
    b) Signpost members of the Community to the relevant and correct agency if the issue is not a
       matter which the Trading Standards Service can help with or where the member of the
       Community is vulnerable to actually pass the information on;
    c) Educate members of the Community on Trading Standards Law;
    d) Assist vulnerable members of the Community.



3. Who is affected?

All members of every Community in Portsmouth.


4. Does, or could, the policy, function or service have an adverse effect or impact on members of the
equality groups?

GROUP                                             YES              NO          UNCLEAR
                                                 Adverse         Neutral/
                                                                 Positive
Age                                                                 √
Disability                                                          √
Race                                                                √
Gender                                                              √
Sexual Orientation                                                  √
Religion/Belief                                                     √
Relationships between groups                                        √
Other socially excluded groups                                      √
If the answer is "YES" or "UNCLEAR" consideration must be given to a full assessment.


5. Does, or could, the policy, function or service help to promote equality for members of the equality
groups

GROUP                                               YES             NO         UNCLEAR
Age                                                  √
Disability                                             √
Race                                                   √
Gender                                                 √
Sexual Orientation                                     √
Religion/Belief                                        √
Relationships between groups                           √
Other socially excluded groups                         √
If the answer is "NO" or "UNCLEAR" consideration must be given to a full assessment.
6. Do you hold feedback/data from the equality groups that influences, affects or shapes this policy,
function or service?

GROUP                                               YES              NO         UNCLEAR
Age                                                  √
Disability                                           √
Race                                                 √
Gender                                               √
Sexual Orientation                                   √
Religion/Belief                                      √
Relationships between groups                         √
Other socially excluded groups                       √

If the answer is "No" or "UNCLEAR" , No-one knows or opinion is divided - further research may be required in a Full Assessment



7. Using the assessment in Questions 4,5 and 6 should a full assessment be carried out on this
policy, function or service?

                    YES                           NO                   √

8. What is the justification for the decision about full assessment?


Trading Standards Community Services strictly adheres to the Portsmouth City Council’s Equality
Standard Commitment. The Services are designed with these principles in mind and new Services /
Policies are subject to EIA’s before implementation.




9. What is the priority for the full assessment?

                       HIGH         MEDIUM            LOW
                                                       √

10. Who was involved in the assessment, and how?

Portsmouth Consumers
Edge volunteers
Principal Trading Standards Officer (Community Issues)
This preliminary impact assessment was approved by:

Paul Hunt – Head of Environment & Public Protection


Date: 25/04/08                       Contact No: 023 9283 4213

A copy of this form, once completed should be forwarded to the Equality and Diversity Team