National litter and flytipping consultation: fairer Scotland duty assessment

Stage 3 – Assessment and Improvement

Having considered the data and evidence you have gathered, the Assessment and Improvement Stage is where you look in more detail at potential improvements to the proposal, plan or decision.

It's essential that policy team leaders are involved at this stage to ensure that opportunities for developing a better proposal are able to be taken up; analysts should again be involved. This will be key for meeting the 'due regard' test.

The outcomes of the assessment and improvement phase, with any options emerging for consideration, should be clearly set out for consideration by the appropriate officer(s) in Stage 4.

The key questions to answer at this stage are:

9. What options could strengthen this programme/policy/decision in terms of its impacts on inequalities of outcome?

This question should be answered when further detail on policy measures has been identified.

10. What are the pros and cons of these options?

This question should be answered when further detail on policy measures has been identified.

11. How could the programme/policy/decision be adjusted to address inequalities associated with particular groups? Particular communities of interest or communities of place who are more at risk of inequalities of outcome?

This question should be answered when further detail on policy measures has been identified. Evidence collected from engagement with particular groups should be used to inform any adjustments proposed.