Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land: EQIA

Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) which evaluates the impacts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 on equality issues.


Stage 3: Assessing the impacts and identifying opportunities to promote equality

Age

Do you think that the policy impacts on people because of their age?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination, harassment or victimisation.

Advancing equality of opportunity

Positive Impact

Reasons for your decision

The register treats all associates equally regardless of age, and the public record will not display age.

Promoting good relations among and between different age groups

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The register will not disclose associates' dates of birth and is intended simply to provide a point of contact when someone needs to engage with a person who can make decisions in relation to a piece of land, and so does not actively promote good relations.

Disability

Do you think that the policy impacts disabled people?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination, harassment or victimisation.

Advancing equality of opportunity

Positive impact

Reasons for your decision

While the register will make it easier for everyone to access information about controlled interests, it may have a greater impact for disabled people as the design of the register and user support will consider and account for accessibility issues to ensure disabled people are able to access the register, whereas previously there may have been barriers to them accessing information.

Promoting good relations among and between disabled and non-disabled people

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The register is only designed to provide a point of contact when someone needs to engage with a person who can make decisions in relation to a piece of land, and so does not actively promote good relations.

Sex

Do you think that the policy impacts on men and women in different ways?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The information on the register will be beneficial to both men and women equally and will not provide any information that is already readily available to one group more than the other.

Promoting good relations between men and women

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address relations between men and women.

Pregnancy and Maternity

Do you think that the policy impacts on women because of pregnancy and maternity?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly address equality of opportunity in terms of pregnancy and maternity.

Promoting good relations

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations in terms of pregnancy and maternity as its focus is on transparency of controlled interest in land.

Gender reassignment

Do you think your policy impacts on transsexual people?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly address equality of opportunity for transgender individuals.

Promoting good relations

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations in terms of transgender individuals as its focus is on transparency of controlled interest in land. Additionally as the register will allow a person's name to be updated, the register should not indirectly capture if a person identifies as transgender, as previous entries on the register will not be retained once the name is updated.

Sexual orientation

Do you think that the policy impacts on people because of their sexual orientation?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly address equality of opportunity in terms of sexual orientation.

Promoting good relations

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations in terms of sexual orientation as its focus is on transparency of controlled interest in land.

Race

Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their race?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly address equality of opportunity in terms of race as it is concerned with access to information on controlled interest in land.

Promoting good race relations

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations in terms of race as its focus is on transparency of controlled interest in land and a person's race will not be captured by the register.

Religion or belief

Do you think the policy impacts on people because of their religion or belief?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy aim is improving transparency in decision making in relation to land by creating a register that would act as a point of reference for information on controlled interests. It does not directly or indirectly address discrimination.

Advancing equality of opportunity

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly address equality of opportunity in terms of religion or belief as it is concerned with public access for all to information on controlled interest in land.

Promoting good relations

No impact

Reasons for your decision

The policy does not directly or indirectly promote good relations. There is no existing evidence to suggest that the current levels of transparency in relation to land owned by religious bodies have a significant impact on relations, and so it is unclear if increased transparency will improve relations. It is unlikely that increased transparency would have a detrimental effect on relations as the land with a controlled interest would already be owned by the religious body and the policy would facilitate greater openness through engagement between the community and the body.

Marriage and Civil Partnership[5]

Do you think the policy impacts on people because of their marriage or civil partnership?

Eliminating unlawful discrimination

No impact

Reasons for your decision

Not applicable as the policy does not relate to work.

Contact

Email: LandReform@gov.scot

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