Budget Proposal: EIA 1

Title of budget saving being assessed:

Budget savings for Acorn, Cherry Tree and Jump Start nurseries

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:

Vicky Jenkins

Childcare Strategy Manager

Directorate and Service Name:

Families, Children and Wellbeing

Budget Proposal: EIA 2

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Transfer of Roundabout nursery to an alternative early years provider 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Vicky Jenkins 

Childcare Strategy Manager 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children and Wellbeing 

The proposal is to transfer Roundabout nursery to an alternative provider 

Proposed saving  

£50,000 2026/27, £215,170 2027/28, £100,000 2028/29 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

Roundabout is an 86-place nursery based on the same campus as Whitehawk Family Hub offering free early learning (the early years free entitlement, EYFE) and paid-for nursery provision to children aged 0 to 4.    

There is a far greater proportion of disadvantaged children attending Roundabout nursery compared with other nurseries in the city. 

In order to limit negative impacts for nursery users the proposal is to transfer to an alternative provider under a service specification to offer the same provision in terms of age range of children and hours and weeks of operation as Roundabout and with same EYFE offer so that parents can continue to access nursery provision without additional charges. 

Age 

Yes  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

Yes  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

Yes  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

Not applicable 

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

Yes  

Gender Reassignment 

Not applicable 

Sexual Orientation 

Not applicable 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

No 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Not applicable 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

No 

Carers 

Not applicable 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Yes 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

No 

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

Yes  

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

No 

Human Rights 

Not applicable 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

Not applicable 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact?  

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

Yes 

Roundabout nursery is for children aged 0 to 4. In autumn 2025 there were 91 children on roll and 84.6% of children at Roundabout came from the local area (BN2 5 postcodes). 

Ongoing provision in Whitehawk & Marina will be retained in the proposal which is important because there is less childcare provision in the ward compared with other areas of the city (7.2 children per early years place in Whitehawk & Marina, compared with two children per early years place city-wide). See Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2025  

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

Yes 

12.1% of children at Roundabout had SEND compared with 1.5% of children at private, voluntary and independent (PVI) provision (autumn 2025).  

Parents of children with SEND have more difficulty finding childcare than those without SEND and are less satisfied with childcare provision see Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2025. 

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis to reduce negative impacts 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

Yes 

38.3% of three- and four-year-old children at Roundabout were BME, compared with 23.7% of children at PVI provision (summer 2025) 

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis in order to reduce negative impacts 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

No 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

Impact on both male and female parents  

and carers who use nurseries so that they can work. Women are significantly more impacted to changes in early years provision than men because they usually arrange early years care for their children, and the cost of nursery frequently comes from the woman’s salary in a two-parent heterosexual household 

97% of permanent employees at Roundabout nursery are female.  

Staff transferring to a new provider would have rights under TUPE 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

Yes 

Childcare availability is of greater importance to pregnant women, those on maternity and adoption leave than the general population, particularly now that EYFE is available to the children of working parents from the age of nine months 

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis in order to reduce negative impacts 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

Children from these groups may find it harder to access childcare because they are less likely to be able to travel to alternative provision away from their community; they are also less likely to be eligible for EYFE from the age of nine months and therefore may face greater challenges finding suitable provision 

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis to reduce negative impacts 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

Non-parents and guardians may assume responsibility for younger children and so there is reliance on these in the wider family/support network 

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis to reduce negative impacts 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

No 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

Yes 

Children attending Roundabout nursery are significantly more disadvantaged than children attending PVI nurseries in the city. 42.9% of children at Roundabout received Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), compared with 10% of children in PVI provision (autumn 2025).   

The proposal retains childcare provision on the same basis to reduce negative impacts 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

No 

Human Rights 

No 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

No 

1. SMART action 1: Ensure that service specifications for alternative providers taking over Roundabout require the current offer of provision to remain in place so that EYFE continues to be available to local parents and children on the same basis as at present 

2. SMART action 2:  Ensure that service specifications for alternative providers taking over Roundabout requires provision which meets the needs of disadvantaged communities and those with protected characteristics as they are met at present.  

3. SMART action 3: The same terms and conditions for staff will remain in place through TUPE. 

4. SMART action 4: All families to be supported by Family Hubs to access places in other nurseries should they so wish. 

Proposal’s impact score: 

3  

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Vicky Jenkins Childcare Strategy Manager 

12^th January 2026

Accountable Manager: 

Georgina Clarke-Green 

12^th January 2026

Budget Proposal: EIA 3

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Front Door for Families reduction 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Kirsty Hanna, Director, Family Help and Protection 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children & Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Care  

A reduction in the staffing establishment of 1.0 FTE – currently vacant - in the Front Door for Families.  Contacts have reduced by 13%, therefore this reduction can be managed without significantly impacting service performance in providing children safeguarding services to the city in a timely way.    

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

This reduction in budget may impact on the response to referrals to the Front Door for Families regarding Children’s Social Care.  Black and Global majority children, including separated children arriving in the UK, are over-represented in this cohort and so, if there was an impact, they would be disproportionately affected.  A significant number of the children referred to the service are also disabled, neurodivergent and/or experiencing mental health issues so they would also be disproportionately impacted.   

Age 

YES  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

YES  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

YES  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

YES  

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

YES 

Gender Reassignment 

Not applicable 

Sexual Orientation 

Not applicable 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

Not applicable 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

Yes 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Not applicable 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

Yes 

Carers 

Yes 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Yes 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and   people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

YES  

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

YES 

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

YES 

Human Rights 

Not applicable 

Another relevant group: 

Those experiencing substance misuse  

 YES 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

yes 

All the young people this will impact will be under 18 and will be among the most vulnerable children in society, experiencing trauma and vulnerability 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

yes 

Many of the young people requiring support will be disabled, neurodivergent and / or experiencing mental health issues.  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

yes 

Black and Global Majority Children are over-represented in our services and this is especially the case for children of mixed heritage or from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller backgrounds. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

no 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

A number of children in our services identify as non-binary or trans. These young people will often also have additional complex needs and vulnerability and may require support from social care. 

Gender Reassignment 

N/a 

N/a 

Sexual Orientation 

N/a 

N/a 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

N/a 

N/a 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

yes 

Social care services support families during pregnancy and early infancy 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

N/a 

N/a 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Social care services support separated children arriving in the UK and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing social care are more likely to be young carers and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Social care services support children in care and care leavers and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

yes 

Young people in social care services are more likely to have come from families that have experienced domestic violence and are more likely to experience this in their own relationships 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing social care services are more likely to have come from families in poverty, therefore any cuts in adolescent services will impact on those children affected by childhood poverty 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing the social care services are often at risk of homelessness and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Human Rights 

n/a 

n/a 

Another relevant group: Substance misuse 

Yes  

Young people accessing social care services are more likely to have come from families who have experienced substance misuse and are more likely to have experienced these issues themselves 

1. SMART action 1: We are a demand led service and are therefore not able to reduce the demand as such.  While we do everything possible to prevent children requiring our support, at times children will need to be safeguarded.  By July 2026, we will implement the Families Transformation.  Families First is a national programme led by the Department for Education (DfE).  The overall aims of Families First are to refocus the children’s social care system on prevention and to ensure that there is a robust multi-agency child protection system in place. As part of Families First we will create Family Help pods that focus on targeted early help and social work support, as well as creating a Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, which will have oversight of child protection decisions.  One of the expected outcomes of Families First is that it will lead to a reduction in demand for high level services and this would include a reduction in referrals, and especially re-referrals, to our services in the longer term.    

2. SMART action 2:  By July 2026, as part of Families First Transformation we will create roles focused on prevention that support families to create sustainable change and reduce the number of re-referrals to the Front Door for Families. 

 Proposal’s impact score: 

4 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Accountable Manager: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Budget Proposal: EIA 4

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Extended Adolescent Service reduction 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Kirsty Hanna, Director, Family Help and Protection 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children & Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Care  

A £50,000 saving on the Extended Adolescent Service, through reduction of a 1.0fte post currently vacant.  This savings proposal could lead to less direct support to vulnerable teenagers. The service aims to keep children out of care; therefore, the risk is that more children enter care if this service is depleted. This will be older children as the Extended Adolescent Service works with 11+, these placements tend to be more expensive and far more likely to be high cost residential.  

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

This reduction in budget will impact on young people who are supported by the specialist adolescent service.  This service supports the young people who are in care or who are at risk of significant harm.  This includes young people at risk of criminal exploitation.   Black and Global majority young people are over-represented in this cohort and so will be disproportionately affected.  A significant number of the young people in the service are also disabled, neurodivergent and / or experiencing mental health issues so will also be disproportionately impacted. Young people open to the service are impacted by complex problems and trauma, including substance misuse.  

Age 

YES  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

YES  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

YES  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

YES  

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

YES 

Gender Reassignment 

YES 

Sexual Orientation 

Not applicable 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

Not applicable 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

Not applicable 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Not applicable 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

Not applicable 

Carers 

Yes 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Not applicable 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and   people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

YES  

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

YES 

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

YES 

Human Rights 

Not applicable  

Another relevant group: 

Those experiencing substance misuse  

 YES 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

yes 

All the people this will impact will be under 18 and will be among the most vulnerable children in society, experiencing trauma and vulnerability 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

yes 

Many of the young people supported by the service are also disabled, neurodivergent and / or experiencing mental health issues 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

yes 

Black and Global Majority Children are over-represented in our services and this is especially the case for children of mixed heritage or from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller backgrounds. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

no 

no disproportionate impact for this group 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

A number of children in our services identify as non-binary or trans. These young people will often also have additional complex needs and vulnerability and may require support from the adolescent service. 

Gender Reassignment 

N/a 

N/a 

Sexual Orientation 

Yes 

LGBTQ+ young people will often also have additional needs and vulnerability 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

N/a 

N/a 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

N/a 

N/a 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

N/a 

N/a 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

n/a 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

n/a 

Young people accessing the adolescent service are more likely to be young carers 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

n/a 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

yes 

Young people in the adolescent service are more likely to have come from families that have experienced domestic violence and are more likely to experience this in their own relationships 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing the adolescent service are more likely to have come from families in poverty, therefore any cuts in adolescent services will impact on those children affected by childhood poverty 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

n/a 

Young people accessing the adolescent service are often at risk of homelessness 

Human Rights 

n/a 

n/a 

Another relevant group: Substance misuse 

Yes  

Young people accessing the extended adolescent service are more likely to have come from families who have experienced substance misuse and are more likely to have experienced these issues themselves 

SMART action 1: We are a demand led service and are therefore not able to reduce the demand as such.  While we do everything possible to prevent children requiring our support, at times children will need to be safeguarded.  By July 2026, we will implement the Families Transformation.  Families First is a national programme led by the Department for Education (DfE).  The overall aims of Families First are to refocus the children’s social care system on prevention and to ensure that there is a robust multi-agency child protection system in place. As part of Families First we will create Family Help pods that focus on targeted early help and social work support, as well as creating a Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, which will have oversight of child protection decisions.  One of the expected outcomes of Families First is that it will lead to a reduction in demand for high level services and this would include a reduction in high level need in the adolescent service.  

SMART action 2:  As part of Families First, by July 2026, we will create Youth Keyworker roles in the Adolescent Service to reduce demand on the Extended Adolescent Service. 

 Proposal’s impact score: 

4 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Accountable Manager: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Budget Proposal: EIA 5

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Partners in Change Hub  

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Kirsty Hanna, Director, Family Help and Protection 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children & Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Care  

A 0.8 FTE reduction in the Partners in Change Hub staffing establishment. The Partners in Change Hub supports social work practice providing direct interventions to families and supporting Social Work Students and newly qualified social workers. The number of newly qualified social workers employed has decreased over the last 2 years. 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable:  

This reduction in budget will impact on the support to social workers and keyworkers who are providing support to families from a targeted early help stage, through child in need work, child protection plans and children in care. Tasks will need to be re-distributed within the Partners in Change Hub and this will impact on their workload. Black and Global majority children, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, are over-represented in this cohort and so will be disproportionately affected.  A significant number of the children in the service are also disabled, neurodivergent and / or experiencing mental health issues so will also be disproportionately impacted.   

Age 

YES  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

YES  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

YES  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

YES  

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

YES 

Gender Reassignment 

Not applicable 

Sexual Orientation 

Not applicable 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

Not applicable 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

Yes 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Not applicable 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

Yes 

Carers 

Yes 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Yes 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and   people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

YES  

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

YES 

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

YES 

Human Rights 

Not applicable  

Another relevant group: 

Those experiencing substance misuse  

 YES 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

yes 

All the people this will impact will be under 18 and will be among the most vulnerable children in society, experiencing trauma and vulnerability 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

yes 

Many children and young people in our services are disabled, neurodivergent and / or experiencing mental health issues. 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

yes 

Black and Global Majority Children are over-represented in our services and this is especially the case for children of mixed heritage or from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller backgrounds. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

no 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

A number of children in our services identify as non-binary or trans. These young people will often also have additional complex needs and vulnerability  

Gender Reassignment 

N/a 

N/a 

Sexual Orientation 

N/a 

N/a 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

N/a 

N/a 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

yes 

Social care services support families during pregnancy and early infancy 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

N/a 

N/a 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Social care services support separated children arriving in the UK and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing social care are more likely to be young carers and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Social care services support children in care and care leavers and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

yes 

Young people in social care services are more likely to have come from families that have experienced domestic violence and are more likely to experience this in their own relationships 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing social care services are more likely to have come from families in poverty, therefore any cuts in adolescent services will impact on those children affected by childhood poverty 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

yes 

Young people accessing the social care services are often at risk of homelessness and so reduction in these services may have a disproportionate impact for these children 

Human Rights 

n/a 

n/a 

Another relevant group: Substance misuse 

Yes  

Young people accessing social care services are more likely to have come from families who have experienced substance misuse and are more likely to have experienced these issues themselves 

SMART action 1: We are a demand led service and are therefore not able to reduce the demand as such. While we do everything possible to prevent children requiring our support, at times children will need to be safeguarded.  By July 2026, we will implement the Families Transformation.  Families First is a national programme led by the Department for Education (DfE).  The overall aims of Families First are to refocus the children’s social care system on prevention and to ensure that there is a robust multi-agency child protection system in place. As part of Families First we will create Family Help pods that focus on targeted early help and social work support, as well as creating a Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, which will have oversight of child protection decisions.  One of the expected outcomes of Families First is that it will lead to a reduction in demand for high level services and this would include a reduction in need from the Partners in Change Hub and recruitment of newly qualified social workers. 

SMART action 2:  By July 2026, we will create Change Practitioner roles in the Partners in Change Hub to help reduce demand on children’s social care. 

 Proposal’s impact score: 

4 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Accountable Manager: 

Kirsty Hanna 

24.10.25

Budget Proposal: EIA 6

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Reduction of Youth Arts programme 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Kirsty Hanna 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children and Wellbeing 

The proposal is to reduce the Youth Arts Programme through change to staffing establishment: removal of 0.8 FTE, currently vacant. The Youth Participation Team provide a range of services for children and young people who are/have been in care or receiving social work support; this includes youth advocacy, Children in Care Council, Independent Visitor Programme. The service also provides an accredited Youth Arts Programme and wider participation activities, e.g. Youth Council, Youth Wise.  

The Youth Arts Award Programme targets young people aged 11 to 19 years (SEND up to 25 years) particularly Children in Care (CiC), Care leavers (with SEND) or young people who are emotionally distressed and are disengaged from education, training or employment. The staff (1.21fte) deliver and accredit the bronze, silver & Gold awards and their aim is to improve mental health and to re-engage the young people into education, training and increase employment opportunities  

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

This would result in a loss of opportunity for the most vulnerable children living in the city, including CiC, who are disengaged from education, to achieve a nationally accredited award and reintegrate them back into education, training or employment. 

 15 young people have been supported since April 2025. 

In addition to CiC, the information provided highlights that young people aged 11 to 19 years (SEND up to 25 years), particularly LGBTQ+ young people, those living in poverty, young people with poor mental health, young women and young people with SEND will be disproportionately impacted.  

Age 

Yes  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

Yes  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

 No 

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

No 

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

Yes 

Gender Reassignment 

Yes  

Sexual Orientation 

Yes  

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No  

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

No  

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No  

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

No  

Carers 

No  

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Yes   

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

No  

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

Yes   

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

No  

Human Rights 

No  

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

Yes  

Children not engaged with education  

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

Yes 

This project targets young people aged 11 to 19 years (SEND up to 25 years). There would be reduction in the number of young people being supported to achieve a nationally accredited award and reintegrate them back into education, training or employment 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

Yes 

The award is carefully tailored and delivered to meet each individual young person’s needs, resulting in a high level of success in engaging and sustaining participation from disabled young people and particularly autistic young people. 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

Yes 

Black and Global Majority Children are over-represented in our services and this is especially the case for children of mixed heritage or from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller backgrounds. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

No 

Sex  

Yes 

The Arts Award predominantly supports young women who could be disproportionally impacted with the reduction  

Gender Reassignment 

Yes 

A number of trans and non-binary young people use the service 

Sexual Orientation 

Yes 

A number of children in care identify as LGBTQ and these young people will often also have additional needs and vulnerability 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

No 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

Young people accessing social care are more likely to be young carers 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

The programme supports young people from these groups who could be impacted by the reduction 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

Yes 

Young people in social care services are more likely to have come from families that have experienced domestic violence 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

Yes 

Young people accessing social care services are more likely to have come from families in poverty 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

No 

Human Rights 

No 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

Yes 

This programme targets young people presenting with emotional distress (poor mental health), CiC, Care Leavers (with SEND) and other vulnerable young people that are disengaged from education, training or employment. This would reduce the number being supported to achieve a nationally accredited award and reintegrate them back into education, training or employment  

The award is carefully tailored and delivered to meet each individual young person’s needs, resulting in a high level of success in engaging and sustaining participation from young people with severe mental health issues including young people who find engaging with other services difficult. 

2. SMART action 1: Consider the use of SEND and AP programme to deliver service for children not engaged in education 

3. SMART action 2:  Implementation of new young futures hubs to meet the needs of the young people. The programme will provide a one stop shop for support services with a focus on young people’s health and wellbeing, those at risk of crime and education and employment from 1^st April 2026 and complement the reduced offer. 

Proposal’s impact score: 

1 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Joanne Templeman 

18 November 2025 

Accountable Manager: 

Kirsty Hanna 

18 November 2025 

Budget Proposal: EIA 7

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Violence Against Women and Girls Budget 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Anne Clark, Strategic Lead Commissioner VAWG 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children & Wellbeing  

£75,000 saving by reducing funding for Pan Sussex posts associated with the Pan Sussex Domestic Abuse Board and funding the Transformation Manager post at Stonewater Refuge. The project work of this post has now reached completion. 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

This reduction in budget will impact on the partnership contributions to the Board and may mean that East and West Sussex County Councils will have to increase their contributions. The Council has been contributing to the Pan Sussex Domestic Abuse Board Manager and Community Engagement Officer role. Both roles are line managed via West Sussex Council and focus primarily on East and West Sussex engagement. Officers from Brighton and Hove will continue to be a member of the Board.  There is no significant impact on the wider groups in the community. The work of the Transformation Manager has completed so there is no impact from this saving. 

Age 

No 

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

No 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

No 

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

No 

Sex 

Yes, all postholders are females who are affected 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

No 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Not applicable 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

No 

Carers 

No 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

No 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and   people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

YES 

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

No 

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

No 

Human Rights 

Not applicable  

Another relevant group: 

Those experiencing substance misuse  

 No 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

No 

These roles do not provide support to those affected by VAWG 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

No 

These roles do not provide support to those affected by disability 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

no 

As above 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

Although the majority of people affected by VAWG are female, these posts do not work directly with those affected by VAWG to provide support. 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people  

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

These roles do not provide support to people  

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No  

These roles do not provide support to people 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people  

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

yes 

These roles work to support the implementation of the Pan Sussex Domestic Abuse Strategy and administrate the Pan Sussex Domestic Abuse Board. There is minimal interface with those affected currently by Domestic Abuse. However, withdrawing financial support for these functions may mean that there is a minimal impact on those affected by DA in the City.  

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

Human Rights 

n/a 

n/a 

Another relevant group: Substance misuse 

No 

These roles do not provide support to people 

1. SMART action 1: Brighton and Hove City Council’s VAWG Unit will continue to support the Pan Sussex Board and attend its meetings and subgroups.  

2. SMART ACTION 2: The workload of VAWG Unit staff will continue to be monitored and we will continue to work to ensure those affected by Domestic and sexual violence are not disadvantaged by these budget saving proposals. 

 Proposal’s impact score: 

1 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Anne Clark 

30.10. 2025

Accountable Manager: 

Anne Clark 

30.10. 2025

Budget Proposal: EIA 8

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Reduction in public library services including opening hours at Jubilee and Hove Libraries and closure of some community libraries. 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Ceris Howard 

Head of Library and Customer Service 

Directorate and Service Name:  

Families, Children and Wellbeing, Libraries

£100k saving from reduction in staffed hours at Jubilee and Hove libraries and closure of Hollingbury and Westdene community libraries. Reduction in opening hours to remove one evening and Sunday afternoon hours at Jubilee and one evening and Saturday afternoon hours at Hove, total 10 hours/week.  

These times have been identified as the quietest times of the week in those libraries, therefore having the least impact on customer use.  

An analysis has been conducted and a public consultation completed, reviewing the use of each library and the needs of the local residents to identify those libraries whose closure would have least impact on customers.  

Within the Medium-Term Financial Strategy further savings of £0.140m were identified for 2026/27 to be met through reductions in library services and staff hours.    

The full savings of £140k were expected to be achieved from April 2026. However, adjustments to the recommendations include retaining Rottingdean Library, originally proposed for closure. This reduces the savings achievable by £40k to £100k from April 2026. Alternative savings will need to be identified elsewhere in the council’s revenue budget to offset this £40k. 

. 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

The proposed libraries affected are part of the council’s statutory library provision.  

In reducing opening hours at the city’s two principal libraries and closing two community libraries, the council must be satisfied that it continues to meet its statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient service to the city.  

This can be achieved through completion of a needs and use assessment, local consultation, an Equalities Impact Assessment, and a series of mitigations to ensure that local people have access to the statutory library services in the city.  

Those in employment with traditional working hour (9-5) or people with caring responsibilities could be negatively impacted, due to the reduction in access at the weekend and evenings. This is mitigated by retaining two late openings in the week and retaining full day Saturday and half day Sunday opening at Jubilee. 

University and college students make up a high proportion of visitors to Jubilee, particularly in exam periods; this change could impact their use of the study spaces.   

Those less able to travel could be disproportionately impacted by the closures, as they may need to travel further to access library services. Those with disabilities, caring responsibilities, older people and families with young children could be negatively impacted. 

This is mitigated by retaining 11 libraries across the city, maintaining a geographic spread. Jubilee Library will maintain services 7 days/week, including two late openings/week. Libraries Extra enables customers to access libraries when they are unstaffed which contributes to the accessibility of services in the city.  

Unaccompanied children (under 16 years old) cannot use Libraries Extra, so this would not mitigate the changes for this group. Disabled customers could also find Libraries Extra more challenging to access than staffed libraries. Alternative mitigations could be put in place, such as community book collections and activities and options for community-led provision are being explored. A full range of online services, with free access to e-books and e-audio, are available 24/7. 

The Home Delivery Service delivers library resources direct to the homes of those who cannot come to a library due to disability or caring responsibilities. 

Age 

Yes  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

Yes  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

Yes  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

Yes 

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

Yes  

Gender Reassignment 

Yes  

Sexual Orientation 

Yes  

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

Yes  

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

Yes  

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

Yes  

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

Yes  

Carers 

Yes  

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Yes  

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

No 

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

Yes 

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

Yes 

Human Rights 

No 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

Not applicable 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact?  

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

Yes 

Unaccompanied children (under 16 year old) cannot use Libraries Extra, so this being available in community libraries will not mitigate loss of opening hours in Jubilee and Hove libraries and would have limited impact in areas where their library has closed.  

A high number of customers are students or older people; the changes are likely to impact them disproportionately. Older customers regularly use libraries as a safe, warm space, particularly in winter. Any reduction in opening hours could disproportionately affect this group. 

Younger children and young people may not be able to travel independently to access a library further from their home. Families may find it more difficult to visit libraries further from their home or school.   

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

Yes 

Brighton & Hove has an aging population and a significant proportion of residents with long-term health conditions, mental health issues, or disabilities.   

Disabled customers may not be able to travel independently to access a library further from their home. They may also face additional costs through the increased travel especially people who need to use a private vehicle for travel. Disabled households are already more likely to be under greater financial strain due lower income and greater household costs.   

They could find Libraries Extra more challenging to use than staffed library services, so this being available in community libraries will have limited impact in areas where their library has closed and will not mitigate loss of opening hours in Jubilee and Hove libraries.  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

Yes 

Certain Black and racially minoritised communities may be disproportionately affected, dependent on the demographic of the areas affected by library closures. 

Changes at Hove and Jubilee Libraries could disproportionately affect Black and racially minoritised communities.  

Brunswick & Adelaide, Central Hove and Goldsmid wards have higher levels of school pupils from Black and racially minoritised backgrounds, as well as a higher percentage of pupils for whom English is an additional language (EAL).   

Jubilee Library serves residents of its immediate central wards, as well as those from further afield travelling in and out of the city centre for work, play and study. These central wards are home to a higher percentage of the city’s Black and racially minoritised residents. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

Possible 

Considering for the intersection of faith and ethnicity some faith communities may be disproportionately affected dependent on the demographic of the areas affected by library closures.    

Potential for additional impact on women as predominantly primary child carers, especially for young children. Lack of a local library facility could disproportionately impact on women. Community libraries provide a neutral safe social space for women with young children 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

Potential for additional impact on women as predominantly primary child carers, especially for young children. Lack of a local library facility could disproportionately impact on women. Community libraries provide a neutral safe social space for women with young children 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

No 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No  

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

Carers may have restrictions in the times and days they can access services, therefore a reduction in access hours could disproportionately affect their use of services.  

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

Yes 

Lack of a local library facility could disproportionately impact on women. Community libraries provide a neutral safe social space for those who have or are experiencing domestic abuse. 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

Yes 

Customers at a socio-economic disadvantage may be less able to pay for travel to alternative provision.  

Customers regularly use libraries as a safe, warm space, particularly in winter. Any reduction in opening hours could disproportionately affect this group. 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

There are a number of vulnerably or un-housed customers who regularly use Jubilee Library as a safe, warm space, particularly in winter. Any reduction in opening hours could disproportionately affect this group. 

Human Rights 

No 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

N/A 

1. SMART action 1: The Home Delivery Service could mitigate reduced access by delivering library resources direct to customers’ homes, for disabled customers and customers with caring responsibilities.  

2. SMART action 2:  Monitoring the impact through data collection enables the service to focus remaining resources in areas of need. For example, if the number of families using the service were to drop, staff could prioritise working with schools and clubs in community library areas, to encourage sign up to Libraries Extra for families.  

3. SMART action 3: Libraries Extra enables BHCC libraries to offer services in customer’s communities and provides a far higher number of accessible hours than most other library services. Libraries Extra services could be promoted across the city to increase use.  

4. SMART action 4: clear and timely communications with customers and non-users in advance of the changes will enable customers to engage with the service early and identify alternative options before the change happens, e.g. signing customers up to Libraries Extra. 

5. SMART action 5: explore the feasibility of creating a programme of stakeholder engagement activities to inform the Libraries Services Management team over the coming years on changes to libraries services to ensure meet statutory duty, remain inclusive and accessible with resource pressures. 

6. SMART action 6: Revisit how we communicate/advertise Libraries Extra and the Home Delivery Service considering for proactively communication to affected communities about how to sign up and use these services.  

7. SMART action 7: Use the information gathered through the public consultation and needs and use analyses and EIAs to inform the development of the new Library Service Strategy 2026-31, to focus resources on meeting the needs of residents. 

Proposal’s impact score: 

3 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Ceris Howard 

19/01/25

Accountable Manager: 

Anna Gianfrancesco  

17/11/25

Budget Proposal: EIA 9 

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Community Care Budget 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Steve Hook, Director of Adult Social Care  

Directorate and Service Name:  

Health and Adult Social Care, Operations  

The overall net budget for this service area is £77.2m and the proposed saving for 2026/27 is £2.296m. 

 This is proposed to be done by continuing with the agreed direction of travel for Adult Social Care focusing upon reducing demand through several approaches:    

• reduction of long-term care placements in nursing and residential care, particular focus on working age service users 

• ensure reviews demonstrate support services are adequate to meet needs and represent efficiency and value for money 

• increase the reablement offer to those who require it 

• managing provider fee uplifts considering the current market fee position 

• focus on preventative interventions and promoting independence in line with the target operating model, including advice, and signposting and increasing the use of technology enabled care 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

Older people, disabled people and carers are groups who are affected when changes are made in Adult Social Care, considering intersectional impacts. However, due to the nature of these changes being focused on prevention of admission into long term residential and nursing care, promoting independence in the community and ensuring value for money, there are no identified negative disproportionate impacts for these groups. 

Age 

YES  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

YES  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

YES  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

YES 

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

YES  

Gender Reassignment 

NO  

Sexual Orientation 

YES  

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

 NO 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

Not applicable 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

 NO 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

NO 

Carers 

YES  

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

 Not applicable 

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

 NO 

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

 NO  

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

YES 

Human Rights 

 NO 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

 NO 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact? 

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

No 

Focus on prevention of admission into long term residential and nursing care and promoting independence in the community. 

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

No 

Focus on prevention of admission into long term residential and nursing care and promoting independence in the community. 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

No 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

No 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

No 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

No 

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

No 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

No 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

No 

Human Rights 

No 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

No 

 Proposal’s impact score: 

1 

Signatory: 

Name and Job Title: 

Date: DD-MMM-YY 

Responsible Lead Officer: 

Steve Hook, Director Adult Social Care 

06-11-2025

Accountable Manager: 

Genette Laws, Corporate Director Homes & Adult Social Care 

06-11-2025

Budget Proposal: EIA 10

Title of budget saving being assessed: 

Learning Disability, Provider Services 

Name and title of officer responsible for this EIA:  

Steve Hook, Director Adult Social Care  

Directorate and Service Name:  

Homes & Adult Social Care – Adult Social Care Operations  

A proposal is being put to Budget Committee on the 26th February 2026 recommending the closure and reprovision of Wellington House Day Options.  

The individuals currently using these services will all receive a statutory review of their individual needs under the Care Act 2014, and alternative services to meet those needs will be commissioned through the independent sector market. 

• To reduce the number of directly provided in house adult learning disability services through a closure process and spot purchase suitably qualified and experienced providers. 

• Deliver savings of £0.4 million for financial year 2026/27. These savings will not impact on the quality of the alternative provision that will be commissioned to meet the assessed needs of the people currently using these services. 

The rationale for the reprovision is: 

As a local authority our overall costs are higher compared to areas that rely more on external providers. and this has an impact on the overall cost of our Learning Disability provision in the city.  

We know this is a challenge shared by other local authorities across the country, and we are committed to managing it responsibly. That’s why we regularly review our in-house services to make sure they align with our strategic priorities and deliver support in the most cost-effective way. 

These reviews help us plan for the future, so we can continue supporting a growing number of people with learning disabilities who need care in our city. 

Summarise the most significant impacts identified by this assessment including which groups will be disproportionally negatively affected drawing out intersectional impacts as applicable: 

The individuals supported are adults with learning disabilities, some of whom are also autistic.  

Staff and family will also be affected by the proposal, this EIA however is predominantly addressing the impact on the people using these services and their family carers. 

There is a separate EIA looking at the impact for staff.  

The number of individuals affected at Wellington House Day options is 24  

Age 

Yes  

Disability and inclusive adjustments, coverage under equality act and not 

Yes 

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage (including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers) 

Yes  

Religion, Belief, Spirituality, Faith, or Atheism 

No 

Gender Identity and Sex (including non-binary and Intersex people) 

Yes  

Gender Reassignment 

No  

Sexual Orientation 

No  

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnant people, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across the gender spectrum) 

No  

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No  

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees  

No  

Carers 

Yes  

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people 

Not applicable  

Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse and Violence Survivors, and people in vulnerable situations (All aspects and intersections) 

Not applicable 

Socio-economic Disadvantage 

Yes  

Homelessness and associated risk and vulnerability 

Not applicable 

Human Rights 

Yes 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

Assess impact for different population groups 

Is there a possible disproportionate negative impact?  

State Yes or No 

Describe the potential negative impact, considering for differences within groups For example, different ethnic groups, and peoples intersecting identities e.g. disabled women of faith 

OR 

If no impact is identified, briefly state why. 

Age  

including those under 16, young adults, multiple ethnicities, those with various intersections. 

Yes 

The majority of individuals attending Wellington House day options are aged in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s.  

From the above data, the largest proportion of those affected at the Day Centre are in their 40’s and 50’s.  

Given the small number of people this assessment applies to, it was considered that any more detailed data could make some of the individuals identifiable.  

Some conclusions as to why this is at Day Options can be drawn in terms of the in-house provision having been in existence for a long time. This means there will be fewer young people in the services as voids are not frequent. The lower numbers of individuals at the higher age could be attributed to the higher mortality rate for adults with learning disabilities across the general population* and/or increasing health and mobility needs of individuals results in them having to move to a more specialist service.  

Whilst this shows a disproportionate impact on this age bracket, the outsourcing proposal for Day Activities seeks to ensure as little change for individuals as possible. Any new provider must however have the skills and abilities to understand the needs of adults with learning disabilities who are getting older.   

Disability includes physical and sensory disabled, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind, neurodiverse people, people with non-visible disabilities. 

Yes 

This service is managed under the inhouse learning disability services which provides services for adults with learning disabilities, some of whom may also be autistic. Some of these individuals will have high care and support needs that require specialist support. 

All individuals have a diagnosed Learning Disability with eligible needs under the Care Act.  

Through the nature of the services being for this group of individuals there is a disproportionate impact on adults with learning disabilities, those that are also autistic, with individuals with additional conditions and needs including health, communication and behavioural needs.  

Ethnicity, ‘Race’, ethnic heritage including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers 

Yes 

The majority of individuals affected are White British, some staff are from BME backgrounds. 

This indicates a disproportionate impact upon those who are White British. This data is not broken down as the number of individuals involved is so small this could render them identifiable. 

Religion, Spirituality, Faith, Atheism, and philosophical belief  

No 

Gender and Sex including non-binary and intersex people 

Yes 

The proportion of those whose sex at birth is male and those whose sex at birth is female is broadly similar and so both are affected equally across both services. 

This risk is mitigated by the Provider having to ensure they provide support that meets the needs of both male and female individuals. 

Gender Identity is not recorded on Eclipse, or by Provider services themselves. There is no information from the current services to indicate this is an area that will affect the individuals supported. 

Whilst this is not recorded, it is not anticipated that the proposed change will have an impact either positive, negative or disproportionally. 

It is recognised that some of the individuals using these services may have developed important relationships with peers, and this will be included in the Care Act reviews to ensure proper consideration is made as to how these relationships can be sustained if future contact is affected by these changes. 

Gender Reassignment 

No 

Sexual Orientation 

No 

Marriage and Civil Partnership  

No 

Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Menopause, (In)fertility (across intersections and non-binary gender spectrum) 

Yes 

No data is recorded on maternity, paternity, adoption, infertility on the case management system or by the services themselves. There is no information from the current services to indicate these areas affect the individuals supported and as such would not have an impact either positive, negative or disproportionally.  

The data shows that there is a similar proportion of women to men, with a number of women of peri-menopause or menopause age range who may therefore be disproportionality impacted. There is also a correlation between autism and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).  

For staff they will be supported in line with Corporate Policy.  

Armed Forces Personnel, their families, and Veterans 

No 

Expatriates, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Carers considering for age, language, and various intersections 

Yes 

Wellington House Day Options provides activities for the individual with learning disabilities, and also very valuable respite for family carers. There are a small, but significant number of family carers who could be impacted by this change. It is important that these caring arrangements are not destabilised by this change. 

As part of the Care Act review of the individual's needs, family carers will be offered a Carers Assessment to ensure that carers will be appropriately supported. 

A positive impact of this change is that alternative day activity provision may be closer to the family home and thereby reduce travel time for the individual. 

Looked after children, Care Leavers, Care and fostering experienced people considering for age, language, and various intersections 

No 

Domestic and/or sexual abuse and violence survivors 

No 

Socio-economic disadvantage considering for age, disability, D/deaf/ blind, ethnicity, expatriate background, and various intersections 

Yes 

All of the individuals attending this service by nature of the level of their learning disability are in receipt of disability benefits. 

The individuals care and support needs are assessed in full, and where we have a statutory duty those needs will be met through their care package. 

Homeless and rough sleepers considering for age, veteran, ethnicity, language, and various intersections 

No 

Human Rights 

Yes      

As the proposal is aiming to achieve a seamless transition to a new provider with minimal impact to the individuals supported it is not anticipated that the proposed change will have an impact either positive, negative or disproportionally in this area. 

Throughout this process we will ensure that all individuals will be supported to express their views, with their individual needs considered. 

Another relevant group (please specify here and add additional rows as needed) 

No 

SMART ACTION 1  - Improved data collection  

Activity – Feedback to the In house services management regarding equalities data collection going forward  

SMART ACTION 2 – Providers ability to meet needs relating to Age  

Activity – A new provider will need to demonstrate their ability to meet the needs of adults and young people with learning disabilities who are also ageing and health conditions that may be related to this. This will be outlined in the individuals care and support plan.   

SMART ACTION 3 - Providers ability to meet needs relating to Disability  

Activity – The new provider will need to demonstrate they have below which will be outlined in the care and support plan.  

• The required skills and experience to support adults with learning disabilities   

• The skills and abilities to meet the needs of autistic adults   

• Has the required skills and experience to support people's health needs  

• Have the required skills and experience to meet people’s needs around their communication needs  

• Have the required skills and experience to meet people’s behavioural needs   

• Ensure they can meet the specific needs of any individual not covered above as outlined in their care and support plan 

SMART ACTION 4 - Providers ability to meet needs relating to Ethnicity  

Activity - The new provider will need to evidence how they also support people from different ethnic backgrounds including those from a black ethnic background to ensure their needs are not overlooked.  Requirements around this will be included in the care plan, service specification and KPi’s and equalities monitoring data.    

SMART ACTION 5 - Providers ability to meet needs relating to Religion  

Activity - The new provider will need to demonstrate how they meet needs of individuals relating to religion, beliefs, spirituality, faith or atheism as appropriate This will include making sure information and advice is provided in an accessible way that meet the requirements of the Accessible Information Standards. This will be outlined in the service specification.