Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment (Form created August 2021)

The intention of this document is to help the council to gain an initial understanding of the impact of a project or decision on the environment. This document should be completed in consultation with the supporting guidance. Dependent on this initial assessment you may need to go on to complete a full Climate Change Impact Assessment. The final document will be published as part of the decision-making process.

If you have any additional queries, which are not covered by the guidance please email climatechange@northyorks.gov.uk

Title of proposal	ALSS Fees and Charging Policy 2025 - 2026
Brief description of proposal	The Adult Learning and Skills Engagement strategy details a changing curriculum offer that is designed to meet a number of competing challenges and priorities. Funding for this provision is largely provided by the Education and Skills Funding Agency and as such is bound by clear funding rules that are published on an annual basis and that reflect key priorities for adult education. These rules make clear stipulations on the types of programmes and types of learners that can receive full or partial funding. Due to increasing inflationary pressures for the small number of learners who are required to pay fees, we are proposing a competitive increase in fee amounts of 6%
Directorate	CYPS
Service area	ALSS
Lead officer	Paul Cliff
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	None

The chart below contains the main environmental factors to consider in your initial assessment – choose the appropriate option from the drop-down list for each one.

Remember to think about the following;

· Travel

· Construction

· Data storage

· Use of buildings

· Change of land use

· Opportunities for recycling and reuse

Environmental factor to consider	For the county council	For the county	Overall
Greenhouse gas emissions	No effect on emissions	No Effect on emissions	No effect on emissions
Waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste
Water use	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage
Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution
Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)	No effect on resilience	No effect on resilience	No effect on resilience
Ecological effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology
Heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape

If any of these factors are likely to result in a negative or positive environmental impact then a full climate change impact assessment will be required. It is important that we capture information about both positive and negative impacts to aid the council in calculating its carbon footprint and environmental impact.

ivi	Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:	ü	Continue to full CCIA:
Reason for decision	Policy is not linked to increased or decreased activity
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)
Date