Equality Impact Assessments (EIA)
What is an Equality Impact Assessment?
An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process we use to make sure our decisions, policies, and services treat everyone fairly. It helps us understand how different groups of people, such as those with disabilities, older residents, or people from different backgrounds, might be affected.
By carrying out an EIA, we can identify any unintended barriers or negative impacts and find ways to reduce them. This ensures that our services are inclusive and accessible to all. The aim is to promote fairness, remove discrimination, and create a community where everyone has equal opportunities to benefit from local services and support.
The Public sector equality duty came in to force in April 2011 (section 149 of the Equality Act 2010), public authorities are required, in carrying out their functions, to have due regard to the need to achieve the objectives set out under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 to:
- eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010;
- advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it;
- foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
Equality Impact Assessments
2023
Equality Impact Assessments
2021
Prior to the Equality Act 2010, there were 3 separate public sector equality duties covering race, disability and gender. The Equality Act 2010 replaced these with a new single equality duty covering the following protected characteristics:
Protected characteristics - definition