Aside from meeting statutory responsibilities, conducting Equality
Impact Assessments can have significant benefits for public and
private sector bodies. They will help you with:
- Early identification of any potential negative
consequences of a scheme or programme, which are often
unanticipated.
Significat benefits can be obtained from
AssessmentsProviding the opportunity to carefully study the
proposals and, where possible, refine them to eliminate or
minimise any adverse effects.
- Improving schemes to minimise inequality within the surrounding
community and maximise the equality of outcomes.
- Highlighting an array of expected positive impacts,
thereby helping to promote the project
- Winning support for the development or policy proposals,
through involving and consulting with local people from the
outset.
