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 discriminate against any disadvantaged or vulnerable people.
as:
However previous EqIAs have included other categories of people such as people on low incomes and Gypsies and Irish Traveller
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Within the UK, EqIA has been more popular in Greater London and Northern Ireland. However the process of sustainability appraisal has the scope to encompass EqIA and it is likely that EqIA will become more widely implemented across the UK in future years.
Islington Sustainable Transport Strategy EqIA
Crossrail EqIA
Definition
The EqIA process aims to prevent discrimination against people who are categorised as being disadvantaged or vulnerable within society. These categories are called equality target groups (ETGs) and are currently designated by the Greater London AuthorityGreater London Authority
The Greater London Authority is the top-tier administrative body for Greater London, England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London, currently Boris Johnson, and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers...
as:
- women;
- black, Asian and ethnic-minority people;
- young people and children;
- older people;
- disabled people;
- Lesbian people, gay people, bisexual people and transsexual people; and
- people from different faith groups.
However previous EqIAs have included other categories of people such as people on low incomes and Gypsies and Irish Traveller
Irish Traveller
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic people of ethnic Irish origin, who maintain a separate language and set of traditions. They live predominantly in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.-Etymology:...
s.
Within the UK, EqIA has been more popular in Greater London and Northern Ireland. However the process of sustainability appraisal has the scope to encompass EqIA and it is likely that EqIA will become more widely implemented across the UK in future years.
Examples of EqIA in the UK
London Low Emission Zone EqIAIslington Sustainable Transport Strategy EqIA
Crossrail EqIA
See also
- Social Impact AssessmentSocial impact assessmentSocial impact assessment is a methodology to review the social effects of infrastructure projects and other development interventions.-Definition:...
- Environmental Impact AssessmentEnvironmental impact assessmentAn environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects....
- Health Impact AssessmentHealth Impact AssessmentHealth Impact Assessment is defined as "a combination of procedures, methods and tools bywhich a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the...
- Heritage Impact Assessment
- Traffic Impact Assessment
- Sustainability AppraisalSustainability AppraisalIn United Kingdom planning law, a sustainability appraisal is an appraisal of the economic, environmental, and social effects of a plan from the outset of the preparation process to allow decisions to be made that accord with sustainable development....
- Equality Act 2006Equality Act 2006The Equality Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering the United Kingdom. The 2006 Act is a precursor to the Equality Act 2010, which combines all of the equality enactments within Great Britain and provide comparable protections across all equality strands...
- Environmental JusticeEnvironmental justiceEnvironmental justice is "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." In the words of Bunyan Bryant,...
- Equality Act 2010
- Equal OpportunityEqual opportunityEqual opportunity, or equality of opportunity, is a controversial political concept; and an important informal decision-making standard without a precise definition involving fair choices within the public sphere...