Flood and water management - Equalities impact assessment

Name of the Directorate and Service Area  

Highways and Transportation, Business and Environmental Services Directorate 

Name of the service/policy being assessed  

Local Flood Risk Strategy

Policy / Function / Service / Title  

Policy and its implementation 

Description of the service/policy

Under the Flood and Water Management Act (2010) (FWMA), county councils and unitary authorities have a new leadership role (and the new title, ‘Lead Local Flood Authority’) in local flood risk management, designed to work closely with a new national leadership role for the Environment Agency (EA). 

One of the main recommendations was that local authorities should play a major role in the management of local flood risk, and one of the duties given to Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFA) is the development of a Flood Risk Strategy for North Yorkshire (described in the legislation as a ‘Local Strategy’).

The Strategy is a legal document which provides a framework for addressing flood risk across the county.  The development, maintenance and implementation of a strategy for the management of Local Flood Risk are statutory duties for the LLFA under the FWMA. 

Results of the assessment:

All of the objectives and proposals identified within the strategy have been developed to eliminate, reduce or mitigate the impact of flooding on communities. At this strategic level, each proposal it is not considered that the strategy does not have an adverse impact with respect to any of the protected characteristics.

Specific equalities impact assessments will be carried out for specific aspects of delivery of the strategy at the delivery stage.

Lead Officer for the EIA

Mark Young 

Date EIA completed

October 2014 

Date EIA published

October 2014