The Environment, Regeneration & Community Safety
Cluster is responsible for carrying out Equality Impact
Assessments for the following services areas:
- Cleansing & Direct Services
- Community Safety
- Highways & Engineering
- Planning & Regeneration
- Property Services
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 outlines a duty for
public authorities to conduct Equality Impact Assessments
(
EIAs
).
Similar assessments are also requirements of the Equality Standard
for Local Government.
In summary, implementing
EIAs
enables the Authority
to:
- Determine which policies and functions are relevant to the
general duties they have under the Race Relations (Amendment)
Act
- Meet the requirements of the Redbridge Equality Standard
- Examine the impact of service delivery and planning
arrangements in terms of race, disability, gender, religious
belief, sexual Orientation and age
- Identify changes required to reduce any instances of unlawful
discrimination through consultation with service users, staff and
stakeholders.
2008/2009
Programme of Equality Impact Assessments (140kb)