Green Freeports Programme: island communities impact assessment

Is a full Island Communities Impact Assessment required?

You should now determine whether, in your opinion, your policy, strategy or service is likely to have an effect on an island community which is significantly different from its effect on other communities (including other island communities). To form your opinion, the following questions should be considered:

Are there mitigations in place for the impacts identified and noted above from stakeholders and community consultations?

As noted above, no unique impacts on island communities compared to other communities including between island groups have been identified, so no mitigation plans are required.

Does the evidence show different circumstances or different expectations or needs, or different experiences or outcomes (such as levels of satisfaction, or different rates of participation)? Are these different effects likely? Are these effects significantly different?

No evidence of differences in circumstances, expectations, needs, experiences, or outcomes for island communities compared to other communities has been identified in respect of this policy

Could the effect amount to a disadvantage for an island community compared to the mainland or between island groups? If your answer is ‘no’ to the above questions, please complete the box below. If the answer is ‘yes’, an ICIA must be prepared and you should proceed to Step 5.

No disadvantage for an island community compared to the mainland or between island groups has been identified.