Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 - accredited body fees and discounting proposals: draft island communities impact assessment

6. Step Five – preparing your ICIA

In Step Five, you should describe the likely significantly different effect of the policy, strategy or service.

• Assess the extent to which you consider that the policy, strategy or service can be developed or delivered in such a manner as to improve or mitigate, for island communities, the outcomes resulting from it.
• Consider alternative delivery mechanisms and whether further consultation is required.
• Describe how these alternative delivery mechanisms will improve or mitigate outcomes for island communities.
• Identify resources required to improve or mitigate outcomes for island communities. An ICIA by Scottish Ministers in regard to legislation must:
• describe the likely significantly different effect of the legislation,
• assess the extent to which the Scottish Ministers consider that the legislation can be developed in such a manner as to improve or mitigate, for island communities, the outcomes resulting from the legislation, and
• set out the financial implications of steps taken under this subsection to mitigate, for island communities, the outcomes resulting from the legislation.