Equality Screening - Performance Improvement Plan 2025/26 p2
Available evidence
Evidence to help inform the screening process may take many forms.
Public authorities should ensure that their screening decision is informed by relevant data.
The Commission has produced this guide to signpost to S75 data.
What evidence/information (both qualitative and quantitative) have you gathered to inform this policy?
Specify details for each of the Section 75 categories.
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| Religious belief |
2021 Census Protestant and other Christian religions comprise the majority of citizens within Mid and East Antrim Borough, at 58% compared to 17% Catholic respectively. Citizens with a non-Christian belief comprise 1% of the Borough, and citizens without a religion is represented by 24% of the Borough. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Political opinion |
Local Government Elections – May 2023 The political opinion within MEA Borough is broken down as follows:
The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Racial group |
2021 Census The racial breakdown within MEA Borough is as follows:
The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Age |
2021 Census The largest age range in MEA Borough is 40-64 at 34%, followed by citizens aged between 15 and 39 at 29%. Over 65s make up 20%, with those aged 0-14 comprise 17% of the Borough. Performance Improvement Plan Consultation Survey (2025) The survey was open to everyone to respond, and 145 responses were received. The age profile of respondents was age between 15-39: 38%, 40-64: 43%, and 65+: 11%. The survey identified over 90% citizen support for three proposed improvement objectives. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Marital status |
2021 Census
The number of residents who are single, in a civil partnership or divorced has risen since the 2011 Census. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Sexual orientation |
2021 Census – Citizens aged 16+
The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Men and women generally |
2021 Census The population of the Borough is 49% male and 51% female. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Citizen Survey (2022) Gender quotas were achieved, in line with the 2021 Census Outputs i.e. Female: 55%, Male: 45%. The survey gave us a comprehensive understanding of the views of our citizens and what they felt was most important for the area, and identified citizens’ top 5 priorities for making the borough a better place to live in. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Disability |
2021 Census There are 138,994 residents within Mid and East Antrim and 25% live with a limiting long term health problem or disability. However, the number of households affected by a resident or residents with a limiting long term health problem or disability totals 45% of the 58,283 households within the Borough. Therefore, nearly half the number of households in Mid and East Antrim are affected by one of the 50,121 limiting long term health problems or disability recorded for the area. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
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| Dependants |
2021 Census 27.07% of MEABC households have 1 or more dependent children. This has fallen from 32.14% recorded in the 2011 census. The age breakdown of the dependent children is as follows:
The majority of children within households with dependent children are aged between 0 and 4. The Performance Improvement Plan for 2025-2026 is designed to benefit all citizens within this group. |
If you do not have enough data to tell you about potential or actual impacts you may need to conduct a pre-consultation to generate more data and to distinguish what groups are potentially affected by your policy.