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Dear Lesley, We expecting the person ultimately responsible for the policy or procedure to be ultimately responsible for the EIA - of course this may be delegated but the sign off is theirs. Personally I don't think it would help to mainstream E&D or properly implement the positive duties if EIA was done by the E&D unit. We have developed an online toolkit and offer support and guidance but the only EIAs we will actually do will be the Equality Policies / Schemes. I see our role as supporting policy review and development through EIA by working with staff with specific expertise of the different policy areas. From our experience so far staff require most guidance in terms of what information is already available and what extra data to gather and / or analyse, and looking at it from an E&D perspective. We are fortunate to have a half time E&D officer whose role is principally related to monitoring and data and who can advise in this area. Of course we also support the consultation processes. No we have no extra resources - the unit is myself and two half time officers plus some admin support - but no policies or Schemes to write, coordinate or review in the coming year! Best wishes, Mel Mel Landells Head of Equality and Diversity Secretariat 01752 582059 http://intranet.plymouth.ac.uk/equality www.plymouth.ac.uk/equality -----Original Message----- From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley A Gyford Sent: 02 June 2008 12:01 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Equality Impact Assessments Hello All Could you please let me know how you are approaching your EIA process. For example: - Are you expecting the Faculty/Department author or Manager to undertake EIA's for any policy/process that they undertake? - Are your E&D team, person, department undertaking EIA's? - Have you got additional resources or a consultant in to undertake EIA's? I would be grateful for any feedback. I am in the process of trying to embed the process and am coming up with concerns from our managers. Lesley