Proposal to End Darlington Borough Council Funding for GOLD from 1.4.15

DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONING

Town Hall, Darlington DL1 5QT DX 69280 Darlington 6 Fax: (01325) 388090 web site: http://www.darlington.gov.uk

Date : 20th August 2014 Please ask for : Lisa Holdsworth Direct Line : 01325 388210 Email Address : [email protected] Your Reference : Our Reference : Document Name : GOLD EIA

Dear Member

Proposal to end Darlington Borough Council funding for GOLD from 1.4.15

As you will be aware, the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan budget saving proposal in 2012, identified a requirement to ‘Review support and consultation with older adults’. This included a requirement to review GOLD and other support for older people to target the work more closely, develop community and social networks in a more streamlined way.

Since then, work has taken place with GOLD members to look at the way forward. The preferred option of the Project Group looking at this was to transfer the activities of GOLD to another provider. Discussions are ongoing with one organisation, which would like to continue the work of GOLD, subject to being able to secure suitable funding.

However, if this is not possible, GOLD will end on 31st March 2015, when the Darlington Borough Council funding ends.

When the Council is looking at changing or developing services, it needs to make sure that consideration has been given to whether the proposed changes will have an unequal impact on any particular groups. To make sure the proposals for change have been looked at comprehensively, it is important to ask the people who may be affected, whether the proposals are likely to have a positive or negative impact on them.

Darlington Borough Council is undertaking an Equality Impact Assessment on proposals to end Darlington Borough Council funding for GOLD.

As a GOLD member, please tell us what the positive and negative effects of these proposed changes would be for you by completing the Equality Impact

1 Assessment Form attached and sending back to Lisa Holdsworth no later than Friday 26th September 2014 using the Freepost address below: Freepost DL64 FAO Lisa Holdsworth Development and Commissioning Darlington Borough Council Darlington DL1 5BS

Alternatively, if you would prefer to give your views over the telephone, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above telephone number

Yours sincerely

Lisa Holdsworth Service Development Officer

2 Equality Impact Assessment Form Proposal to end Darlington Borough Council funding for GOLD from 1.4.15

Tell us how this would affect you?

Do you need this information in a different format?

If you need this paper in:  Easy Read Version  Braille  Large print  Audio  Emailed  Another language

Please contact: Public Information Team 2nd Floor Town Hall Darlington DL1 5QT

Telephone: 01325 388818 Fax: 01325 388688 E-mail: [email protected]

Please complete the form below.

3 (all optional)

Name: ______

Address: ______

______

Telephone number: ______

E-mail: ______

Are you completing this form for yourself? (Please circle / highlight)

Yes No

Are you completing this form on someone else’s behalf?

Yes No

If so, in what capacity e.g. carer, friend, care manager, etc

______

Are you writing on behalf of an organisation?

Yes No

If so, what is the organisations name?

______

How did you gather information from people in your organisation about the impact that these proposals will have on their lives?

______

Any other information:

4 ______

______

5 Are there any positive impacts that ending Darlington Borough Council funding for GOLD will have on you or for people within your organisation?

Positive impact for you Positive impacts for people Any other comments in your organisation 1 .

3 . Positive impact for you Positive impacts for people Any other comments in your organisation 4 .

6 . Please use additional sheets if necessaryAre there any negative impacts that ending Darlington Borough Council funding for GOLD will have on you or for people within your organisation?

Negative impact for you Negative impacts for people Any other comments in your organisation 1 .

3 . Negative impact for you Negative impacts for people Any other comments in your organisation 4 .

6 . Please use additional sheets if necessary