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, gender, age, sexuality and
faith
- Identify changes required to reduce any
instances of unlawful discrimination through consultation with
service users, staff and stakeholders
Our implementation plan began with three pilot assessments
completed in Autumn 2004. A report demonstrating service
improvements in response to the findings of
EIAs
completed from
2003 to 2005 can be found below:
Update Report
on Equality Impact Assessments completed from 2003-05
Please click on the Related Pages below for EIAs completed
for the relevant Service Area.