An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool to help ensure that our projects, policies, practices  and decisions are fair, meet the needs of our staff and students, and that they are not inadvertently discriminating against any protected group.

 An EIA should be undertaken as part of a project or development of a policy / procedure that impacts on people as it could impact people differently. Under the Equality Act 2010, we need to ensure that we have paid due regard to the need to:

• eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under this Act;
• advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it;

Protected characteristics as identified in the Equality Act 2010 which should be considered are: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage & Civil Partnership, Pregnancy & Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex, Sexual Orientation. We also assess social and community considerations in support of our strategy.

The EIA is designed to help you think through any impacts and what mitigations you could put in place. If you need further assistance with the assessment, then please contact the central Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion by emailing diversity@reading.ac.uk.

This page hosts guidance that will help you to complete an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA). Each section in the guidance refers to the equivalent section in the EIA form.

Please find the links below:

• Equality Impact Assessment - Guidance
• Equality Impact Assessment - Form