Anequality impact assessment (EqIA) is a process designed to ensure that a policy, project or scheme does not unlawfully discriminate against any protected characteristic.[1]
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:
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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