Equality Impact Assessment

 

An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) ensures that diversity and equality issues are considered as a core part of planning a project. This is a legal requirement. But it is not the only reason why you should think about the impact of your project on different groups of people. Your customers, users and other stakeholders will usually come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Thinking about the impact of your project on these different groups will help you shape your project so that it delivers a better outcome to meet these different needs. If you do this, your project is more likely to succeed. Also, improvements to a project that meet the needs of one group of people will almost certainly benefit a much wider group of people. For example improvements brought about because of legally required adaptations to support wheelchair users have also benefited parents with pushchairs and older people with mobility difficulties.
 

 

 

 

You should contact the corporate equality team or your directorate equality representatives for a copy of the equalities template and advice on completing it:
 

Corporate Equality Team:

Tel: 0114 2735568/ 2735861

 

Chief Executives:

Tel: 0114 2736640

 

Neighbourhoods and Community Care

Tel: 0114 2736723

 

Children’s & Young People’s

Tel: 0114 2506702

 

Development, Environment & Leisure

Tel: 0114 2053199

 

Once the equalities impact has been addressed, you should conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment.