An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a way to check that our work (be it a policy, process, service, project, etc.) doesn't disadvantage or discriminate against different groups.
EIAs help to design and deliver better and inclusive services, projects, and procedures. This is crucial for us to drive the structural changes required to see everyone living Warwick’s values and nurturing a culture that truly recognises, respects, and fosters diversity.
We have answered some common queries below, if you have any other questions about EIAs, email us at .
To determine if you need to complete an EIA, ask the following questions:
Does your work impact upon staff, students, or any other groups of people?
Do different groups have different needs or experiences in relation to the work?
Does the work relate to Warwick's Social Inclusion Strategy objectives (increase diversity of staff and students, develop an inclusive culture, become a recognised leader on inclusion)?
Has previous consultation, data, or complaints identified that equality issues are important in this work?
If yes to any of the above, conduct an EIA.
If no to all of the above, an EIA is likely to not be required. But, you should build in monitoring (e.g., differential experiences, diversity of uptake) where it is not clear if there will be impact/what it will be.
Development and approval for new work should follow the steps outlined below:
Planning. Define and plan the work.
Assessment . Identify the implications for different groups - if negative, make changes and/or identify mitigations. If you're not yet sure of the implications, note this in the EIA and identify a date to review any impact once the work is underway. Keep a copy of the EIA.
Review . Review the impact for different groups as the work is carried out and reviewed. If negative impact is found, make changes and/or identify mitigations.
The owner of an EIA (usually the person leading the work being assessed) is asked to keep a copy of the completed EIA to produce on request. As such, if you would like to see an EIA for a piece of work, feel free to contact people directly to request it. If the work is presented at a committee meeting, findings from the EIA should be referred to in the paper.
If you are looking for the old EIA Portal, you can find it here - but please note this has not been in use since February 2023 so is not an up to date record of EIAs.
To see examples of completed EIAs, email the Social Inclusion team: (please note: these are for illustrative purposes only, they are not from real projects).
