Equality impact assessment
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An equality impact assessment (EqIA) is a process designed to ensure that a policy, project or scheme does not unlawfully discriminate against any protected characteristic.[1]
Definition
The EqIA process aims to prevent discrimination against people who are members of a protected category.[1] The Equality Act 2010 defines 9 protected characteristics:
- Race
- Religion or Belief
- Disability
- Sex
- Gender Reassignment
- Sexual Orientation
- Age
- Marriage or Civil Partnership
- Pregnancy and Maternity
Within the UK, EqIAs is a means of ensuring that the public sector equality duty is met.[2] On 19 November 2012, then Prime Minister David Cameron announced that EqIAs would no longer be undertaken for government decisions.[3]
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