Equality Impact Assessments

Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) are a tool to help us make sure that all of our services and policies are inclusive and do not have a negative impact on any particular group or groups on the basis of ethnicity, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We aim for our services and policies to have a positive impact upon our services users and employees and impact assessments provide us with a framework to record our evidence and findings and make sure we're not missing any important information.

When we carry out an impact assessment, we may identify things that we need to change or improve in order to make our service or policy more accessible and inclusive.

To help us carry out effective impact assessments, the Staffordshire Equalities Network have developed a toolkit and guidance notes.

Equality Impact Assessment Guidance Notes

Equality Impact Assessment Form

We have just implemented a comprehensive three year timetable of equality impact assessments which can be accessed using the following link:

Equality Impact Assessment Timetable

Completed Equality Impact Assessments:

Environmental Health

Affordable Warmth Strategy
Enforcement Policy
Health Strategy
Homelessness Strategy
Housing Strategy

Finance

Audit Strategy
Benefit Take Up Strategy
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy
Financial Strategy
Housing and Council Tax Overpayment Policy
Risk Management Strategy
Sanctions and Prosecutions for the Benefits Service
Surveillance Policy
Whistleblowing Policy

Human Resources

Capability Policy
Discipline and Dismissal Policy
Discipline Policy
Grievance Policy
Harassment and Bullying Policy
Maternity Leave Policy
Parental Leave Policy
Paternity Policy
Prosperity Strategy
Sickness Management Policy

Law and Administration

Constitution (The) - Rules of Procedure

Planning and Regeneration

Asset Management Plan
Night Time Economy Strategy
Stone Town Centre Vision, A Framework for Regeneration

Policy and Improvement

Communications and Engagement Strategy
Corporate Comments, Complaints and Compliments
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership Plan
Customer Services Charter
Equality Policy 2006 (Partial Assessment)
Procurement Strategy
Six Year Corporate Plan
Sustainable Community Strategy