EIAs allow us to look for opportunities to promote equality that may have previously been missed or could be better used, as well as negative or adverse impacts that can be removed or mitigated, where possible.
By carrying out EIAs, you are working in line with and being compliant with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010 in England, Scotland, and Wales. The duty places the requirement on public authorities and institutions to take action to reduce inequalities in their area.
EDI services are in the process of updating EIA guidance for members of the Loughborough community. In the meantime, they would like to remind University staff that you must carry out an EIA whenever you are implementing new policies, procedures, practices, or projects.
To support you with understanding and acting on your responsibilities and obligations, EDI services will be hosting monthly EIA support sessions starting in September.
The first session of the series will take place on Thursday 12 September in Hazlerigg Building, room 201.1.15. The available time slots for this session are below:
- 1pm-1.20pm
- 20pm-1.40pm
- 2pm-2.20pm
- 40pm-3pm
- 20pm-3.40pm
- 4pm-4.20pm
- 20pm-4.40pm
- 40pm-5pm
To join a session, please email Denise Coles at d.coles@lboro.ac.uk stating which slot you wish to attend and whether you will attend in person or online. You will then be sent an invitation to join the session.
Find out more about Equality Impact Assessments on the dedicated webpage.