At Portsmouth we are using Scrutiny Panels made up of staff and students
from minority groups to check the results of the initial screening. If
they are unhappy with a decision not to go to full impact assessment
because they think the policy owner has missed some evidence or not
collected adequate information, they will send it back to the policy
owner for reconsideration.
We think this is a useful safety net and ensures the involvement
required by legislation.
Regards
Alex
Alexandra Muir-Mackenzie
Equality & Diversity Adviser
University of Portsmouth
Tel: (023) 9284 5039
>>> David Morgan <[log in to unmask]> 10/05/2007 14:04 >>>
Dear all
Trying to check my understanding - on a simplistic level -
One undertakes a pre-screening exercise and this raises specific
concerns then one goes into a full impact assessment exercise -
addresses the 'problem' to manage/mitigate the impact - I think I am
OK
so far...
If the pre-screening exercise of an event/policy/process does not
raise
concerns regarding potential disadvantage or impact, then one goes
ahead
and (I guess) reviews the issue after the event to check whether there
had been issues...
Having said all that -
One union locally is challenging this and suggesting that full impact
assessments must be undertaken on everything - surely not practicable
or
appropriate ?
Perhaps Mondays event will clarify this !
Dave
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