would therefore recommend that public authorities consider the potential impact their decisions could have on human rights. of this guide 2BAim This guide aims to assist decision-makers in ensuring that: The process they follow to assess the impact on equality of financial • proposals is robust, and The impact that financial proposals could have on people with • protected characteristics is thoroughly considered before any decisions are arrived at. We have also produced detailed guidance for those responsible for assessing the impact on equality of their policies, which is available on our website at www.equalityhumanrights.com benefits of assessing the impact on equality 3BThe By law, your assessments of impact on equality must: Contain enough information to enable a public authority to demonstrate • it has had to the aims of the equality duty in its ‘due regard’ mitigating or avoiding any adverse impacts. Consider ways of • Such assessments do not have to take the form of a document called an equality impact assessment. If you choose not to develop a document of this type, then some alternative approach which systematically assesses any adverse impacts of a change in policy, procedure or practice will be required. Assessing impact on equality is not an end in itself and it should be tailored to, and be proportionate to, the decision that is being made. Whether it is proportionate for an authority to conduct an assessment of the impact on equality of a financial decision or not depends on its relevance to the authority's particular function and its likely impact on people with protected characteristics.
would therefore recommend that public authorities consider the potential impact their decisions could have on human rights. 2BAim of this guide This guide aims to assist decision-makers in ensuring that: • The process they follow to assess the impact on equality of financial proposals is robust, and • The impact that financial proposals could have on people with protected characteristics is thoroughly considered before any decisions are arrived at. We have also produced detailed guidance for those responsible for assessing the impact on equality of their policies, which is available on our website at www.equalityhumanrights.com 3BThe benefits of assessing the impact on equality By law, your assessments of impact on equality must: • Contain enough information to enable a public authority to demonstrate it has had ‘due regard’ to the aims of the equality duty in its • Consider ways of mitigating or avoiding any adverse impacts. Such assessments do not have to take the form of a document called an equality impact assessment. If you choose not to develop a document of this type, then some alternative approach which systematically assesses any adverse impacts of a change in policy, procedure or practice will be required. Assessing impact on equality is not an end in itself and it should be tailored to, and be proportionate to, the decision that is being made. Whether it is proportionate for an authority to conduct an assessment of the impact on equality of a financial decision or not depends on its relevance to the authority's particular function and its likely impact on people with protected characteristics.