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	Live in Care Framework Agreement Procurement
Brief description of proposal	Health and Adult Services are seeking to procure a framework agreement for the provision of Live in Care Services within North Yorkshire.  The Framework agreement shall have an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend for 2 years.
Directorate	Health and Adult Services
Service area	Service Development
Lead officer	Helen Thirkell
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	Helen Tuckett

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 council	For the county	Overall
Greenhouse gas emissions	Decreases emissions	Decreases emissions	Decreases 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)	Decreases pollution	Decreases pollution	Decreases 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.

Decision (Please tick one option)	Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:	Not relevant	Continue to full CCIA:	N/A
Reason for decision	Screening tool identified that there is no negative impact because of this service procurement This service can already be purchased and procured under the Approved Provider List. The Procurement is being completed to mitigate the vulnerabilities under the current contracting arrangements.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)
Date	28^th May 2025