Equality Impact Assessment

Removing any existing and potential barriers to equality is critical to creating an inclusive work and study environment where people feel welcomed, valued, and supported.

We have developed this guidance and the supporting LEARN - ACT - MEASURE model to ensure that our colleagues are equipped to fully embed an assessment of equality impact into any decisions, policies or activities that may impact on people, thus ensuring that these are inclusive by design.

Learn - Act- Measure Model Picture. Learn: Build and review evidence to develop understanding about the people who make up our University. Act: Use evidence to evaluate positive and negative equality impact. Promote equality and mitigate adverse impact where possible. Measure: continually monitor to understand impact ones implemented.

Contact Us

If you require any of the EIA documents in an alternative format, or for any queries about making an Equality Impact Assessment, please contact The EDI Team.

Equality Impact Assessment Drop-in Sessions

These drop-ins will be useful for anyone introducing, changing, removing, or reviewing a decision, policy, process, service or procedure that may impact students, staff, and the wider community.

Dates:

21 January 2025, 10 am - 11.30 am

Location: Online

Do you have questions about completing Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs)?

In this drop-in, you will learn how to integrate equality impact into your decision-making.

The session will:

Introduce the LEARN - ACT - MEASURE model
Discuss the importance of EIAs from the outset to highlight, consider and remove unintended consequences
Provide opportunity for questions

Booking for this session is now available on Develop.

Equality Impact Assessment Guide
Full guidance document introducing Equality Impact Assessments. This includes; why to use them, when to use them and how to complete them.
EIA Presentation Recording
This presentation gives a brief overview and introduction to Equality Assessments and how to complete them.
Equality Impact Form and Checklist
Here you will find an EIA form to help structure the process, and a 'quick list' to refer to once other guidance has been read.

Alternative Document Formats

Word versions of the Equality Impact Assessment Guide and Equality Impact Form and Checklist can be found below:

EIA Guidance Word (Office document, 1,355kB)

EIA Form and Checklist Word (Office document, 323kB)

EHRC 10-step Guide: How to consider equality in policy making

When reading the Equality Impact Assessment guidance, it is also useful to additionally refer to this guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.