Equality impact assessment (EIA) form: evidencing paying due regard to protected characteristics

(Form updated October 2025)

Tariff Re-Balancing

An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) form is a document that proves paying due regard by considering protected characteristics. EIAs that accompany reports presented to Councillors for decision-making are published with the committee papers on our website and are also available in hard copy at the relevant meetings.

Section 1: Initial Equality Impact Assessment Screening

This section documents the equality screening process of actual or potential impacts of the proposed activity on a specific protected characteristic, along with NYC's additional agreed-upon characteristics, to determine whether a full Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is necessary or appropriate.

Basic Details

Directorate

Environment

Service area

Parking Services

Proposal being screened

Tariff Review~~-Balancing~~

Officer(s) carrying out screening

Steve Brown

Lead Officer and contact details

Head of Parking Services

Date of the assessment

2417/02/2026

Please describe briefly what this EIA is about.

(e.g. are you starting a new service, changing how you do something, or stopping doing something?)

The Council is proposing to ~~make parking free for Blue Badge Holders in all Council run Car Parks~~increase the cost of parking tariffs, permits and scratch cards by 10%.

What does the authority hope to achieve by it? (E.g. to save money, meet increased demand, do things in a better way.)

Tariff Re-Balancing is all about making parking balanced across the region and currently 2 former district areas charge Blue Badge Holders whereas the rest do not. This will mean consistency across the region.The increase is required to cater for inflationary cost increases into 2027 and in recognition of the significant investment that the council is making in terms of improvements to car parking facilities.

Further Details

1.1 How have stakeholders been involved in this policy/ decision/ proposal? (e.g. a consultation exercise)

The proposals in the report have been circulated to senior officers and lead members.

1.2 Will the proposal have a significant effect on how other organisations operate? (e.g. partners, funding criteria, etc.). Please explain briefly

This decision should not impact on how other organisations operate.

1.3 Impact on people with any of the following protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, or NYC’s additional agreed characteristics

As part of this assessment, please consider the following questions:

To what extent is this service used by particular groups of people with protected characteristics?

Does the proposal relate to functions that previous consultation has identified as important?

Do different groups have different needs or experiences in the area the proposal relates to?

If for any characteristic, it is considered that there is likely to be an adverse impact or you have ticked ‘Don’t know/no info available’, then a full EIA should be carried out where this is proportionate. You are advised to speak to your directorate representative for advice if you are in any doubt.

Tick and indicate which protected characteristics are identified as relevant to the proposal (positive, negative, neutral or don’t know).

Protected characteristic

Impact

Comments

Positive

Negative

Neutral

Don't know

Age

~~Currently parking charges apply to Blue Badge Holders in 2 former district areas and this proposal will remove that.~~The uplift will apply across all tariffs.

Disability