Thanks Fiona. Any thoughts on what happens next? If I understood correctly we are not required to undertake equality impact assessments but display due regard. Do we still need to display due regard? Clarification from ECU colleagues might be helpful here. James From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mcclement, Fiona Sent: 19 November 2012 13:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Cameron axes equality impact assessments Apparently it can be left instead to "smart people in Whitehall" to consider equality issues while making policies. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/19/cameron-axe-equality-assessments Best wishes, Fiona Fiona McClement Equalities and Diversity Adviser University College London Tel: 0203 108 3988 Internal 53988 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/equalities/ [cid:image002.jpg@01CDC6FD.F8CA3780] [http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Images/QueensAwardLogo.jpg] BU is a Disability Two Ticks Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU DisabledGo webpages<http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/bournemouth-university> This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.