Equality impact assessments
Last updated 04 February 2013
There are 3 formal stages in the Welsh Government’s Equality Impact Assessment Process.
These are:
- Part 1 of the assessment;
- Part 2 of the assessment; and
- Review.
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Division are responsible for ensuring that at each of these stages are published, including the reviews.
Recent Equality Impact Assessment’s undertaken across the Welsh Government, can be found below.
02/05/13
The Welsh Government is undertaking a review of the Post-16 Planning and Funding in Wales. The review was formally commenced in November 2011.
02/05/13
This Equality Impact Assessment focuses on the changes that have recently been made to the National Voluntary Youth Organisation (NVYO) Grant.
25/04/13
This Equality Impact Assessment focuses on the changes that have recently been made to the Communities First Programme. The programme tackles poverty and social disadvantage in the most deprived communities across Wales.
16/04/13
This impact assessment focuses on the Minority Ethnic Achievement Grant.
08/04/13
This impact assessment focuses on the Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance for the Supporting People Programme Grant.
04/02/13
The Welsh Government has been working to improve the food and drink provided in schools.
24/01/13
A mortgage guarantee scheme was announced in November 2012 to help people take the first step onto or to move up the property ladder. The scheme will be rolled out in the Spring of 2013.
24/01/13
This screening focuses on the proposed Accreditation Framework for the Supporting People Programme Grant.
18/01/13
The Apprenticeship Programme in Wales is an all-age programme, delivering a range of apprenticeship frameworks between Levels 2 and 6.
14/01/13
Traineeships is a new learning programme for 16 to 18 years olds in Wales.
27/12/12
In the Spending Review 2010, the UK Government announced it would localise support for council tax from 2013-14 and reduce expenditure by 10 per cent.
10/12/12
This initial stage of the Equality Impact Assessment considers the initial impacts on equality this proposed policy could have.
03/12/12
This Bill takes forward the commitment set out in the Programme for Government.
26/11/12
This proposed legislation will help Wales take significant steps forward in achieving the aim of ending violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence.
02/11/12
A 10-year strategy for improving the lives of people using mental health services, their carers and their families.
22/10/12
This policy, first introduced in 2002, was reviewed in 2011.
19/10/12
Further information and a screening assessment on apprenticeship programmes.
08/10/12
This is the Welsh Government’s third Equality Impact Assessment of its Budget.
27/09/12
The Framework for Action on Independent Living supports the Welsh Government’s Strategic Equality Plan and Objectives.
10/09/12
This assessment focuses on the new Supporting People Programme Guidance published 1st August 2012.
30/08/12
Welsh Government is proposing to replace the statutory framework for the assessment and planning of provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
29/08/12
Steps to Employment is a Welsh Government learning programme for adult learners aged 18 years and over in Wales.
01/08/12
The Code is for members and staff of local authorities and supports housing associations that help Local Authorities to meet their strategic function.
31/07/12
Welsh Government plans to issue guidance on STEM for 3 to 19-year-olds in schools and colleges in Wales.
28/06/12
The Welsh Government is launching a new initiative to help attract world-class scientific talent to Wales' universities.
28/06/12
This document provides guidance on how learning providers should plan and work in partnership with others to deliver entrepreneurship education.
28/06/12
The Welsh Government is due to consult on two technical changes we propose to make to the Assembly Learning Grant for Further Education (ALE FE).
28/06/12
It is proposed to maintain the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) (Wales) Scheme for academic year 2012-13 as per the 2011-12 Scheme.
14/05/12
The Welsh Government wants to make sure that general qualifications, such as GCSEs and A levels, are as accessible as possible to all learners, including those with disabilities.
12/04/12
The amendment of the Healthy Start and Welfare Food Scheme Regulations 2011 allows an increased choice in spending the vouchers allocated through the scheme.
12/04/12
A joint proposal has been put forward to develop and deliver training for lip-reading tutors.
12/04/12
The Fire and Rescue National Framework sets out the Welsh Government’s vision and priorities for Fire Rescue Authorities (FRAs) in Wales.
12/04/12
Induction has been a statutory requirement for all newly qualified teachers in Wales since 2003 and takes place during a teacher's first year in teaching.
05/04/12
Jobs Growth Wales is a key Welsh Government commitment which offers a package of support to help unemployed young people aged 16-24 into employment.
05/04/12
The new Quality and Effectiveness Framework (QEF) has been developed to continually improve the quality of post-16 learning.
19/03/12
This policy creates an exemption for performers from the smoke-free requirements regulations set out in Wales in 2007
16/03/12
The Welsh Government wants to make sure that general qualifications, such as GCSEs and A levels, are as accessible as possible to all learners, including those with disabilities.
31/01/12
The Blue Badge Action Plan was published in January 2010 and sets out our priorities for modernising the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales.
23/01/12
Unity and Diversity is a Welsh Government guide on promoting race equality and diversity in the revised school curriculum.
10/01/12
A consulation document setting out a cost-effective approach to regulatory matters.
08/12/11
The draft Tobacco Control Action Plan builds on our current measures to discourage young people from starting to smoke and supporting smokers who want to give up.
04/11/11
Communities First is the Welsh Government's flagship programme to improve the living conditions and prospects for people in the most disadvantaged communities across Wales.
03/10/11
The Libraries Inspire document has been developed by CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries division of the Welsh Government.
28/09/11
The Health Act 2009 included specific tobacco control measures in relation to display of tobacco products at the point of sale and vending machines. The primary focus of these provisions is protecting children and young people.
16/09/11
The primary role of the Recruitment and Selection process is to help select all employees in an equitable, effective and efficient manner that will ensure the provision of the most effective personnel able to meet service requirements.
13/09/11
The development of a fair and equitable parking policy for the new Welsh Government office in Llandudno Junction, which takes account of the needs of staff, visitors and the office location.
24/06/11
The Sexual Health and Wellbeing Action Plan outlines the Welsh Government’s refreshed commitment to improving sexual health and wellbeing in Wales.
24/06/11
Wales is not alone in having difficulty in addressing health inequities. These are the avoidable differences in health which are unfair and unjust. The World Health Organisation’s commission on the social determinants of health believes that a breakthrough can be made to achieve health equity in a
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24/06/11
This proposal sets out the areas where the Welsh Government wish to make specifications (rules), and also set out the draft specifications on which we are consulting.
12/05/11
The Blood Borne Viral Hepatitis Action Plan for Wales aims to provide a clear, costed and time defined framework for the planning and provision of key services in Wales.
21/03/11
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is one of the biggest threats to cattle farming in Wales.
21/03/11
The Equality Act 2010 introduces a new integrated Equality Duty.
01/03/11
Amendment of Regulations to allow women and families supported by the scheme to spend their vouchers on plain frozen fruit and vegetables as well as foods already allowed (plain fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, infant formula).
01/03/11
The Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 (“the Act”) covering England and Wales comes into force in April 2011.
01/03/11
The purpose of this policy is to establish an “Access to Justice” pilot in Wales which focuses on vulnerable older witnesses.
01/03/11
This assessment focuses on the Turning Heads Strategy.
23/02/11
We are seeking the views of the public and stakeholders on whether a minimum age of consent for cosmetic piercing should be introduced in Wales.
23/02/11
The Action Plan builds on our programme of measures to discourage young people from starting to smoke, support smokers who want to give up and promote smoke-free environments.
17/02/11
The policy aim is to prohibit sales of tobacco products from vending machines in Wales.
17/02/11
The policy aim is to assist local planning authorities (LPAs) in the delivery of affordable housing through the planning system.
17/02/11
Food for Wales, food from Wales sets out a wide ranging vision of the place of food in Wales.
17/02/11
The policy aim is to remove the display and promotion of tobacco products to discourage young people from taking up smoking.
07/01/11
The NHS Reform Programme: One Wales committed the Welsh Assembly Government to ‘…move purposefully to end the internal market…’, in order to improve health services for patients.
23/12/10
We are committed to help break down the barriers for the 785,000 adults who are digitally excluded in Wales.
08/12/10
The Strategy’s goal, ‘Food for Wales, Food from Wales 2010-2020’, is to direct the industry towards an enhanced position in the market.
08/12/10
We fund a wide range of learning programmes for young people and adults, through colleges, local authorities, third sector and private organisations.
07/12/10
The Tidy Towns initiative engage with a wide range of stakeholders to empower communities to take responsibility for improving the quality of their local environment.
05/11/10
The ‘Financial education for 7-19 year olds in Wales: Guidance for schools and colleges’ is essentially a technical document to provide support to practitioners who are delivering financial education in schools and colleges to 7 - 19 year olds.
30/09/10
This guidance is designed to help schools achieve the Welsh Assembly Government’s core aims for children and young people, as set out in the Children and Young People: Rights to Action (2004), in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
16/08/10
Unity and Diversity is a Welsh Assembly Government guide on promoting race equality and diversity in the revised school curriculum.
16/08/10
Working with Communities, the first Community Development Workforce Action Plan for Wales, was developed in partnership with Lifelong Learning UK (the sector skills council for community development) and other key stakeholders.
16/08/10
The reorganisation of NHS Wales, which came into effect on 01 October 2009, has created single local health organisations.
16/08/10
This policy aims at improving the sexual health and wellbeing of the population; reducing sexual health inequalities and developing a society that supports open discussion about relationships, sex and sexuality.
16/08/10
The National Action Plan to Reduce Suicide and Self Harm in Wales has been developed to assist in reducing the suicide rate in Wales in line with the suicide prevention Health Gain Target.
16/08/10
Co-existence measures aiming to protect farmers of traditional and conventional crops in Wales from the possible economic disadvantages of accidental contamination from GM crops have been announced by the Welsh Assembly.
16/08/10
Through this Framework, the Welsh Assembly Government makes clear that it intends to bring clear strategic leadership. It recognises that progress can only be made through the concerted efforts of the private, third, and public sectors, and cannot be delivered by the Welsh Assembly Government alone.
16/08/10
The Welsh Assembly Government’s Putting Things Right project looks at the way in which the NHS in Wales handles concerns.
16/08/10
This strategy refers to all nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses who work in a community setting including those who work in mental health and learning disability.
16/08/10
This policy has been devised to re-examine key housing issues in Wales.
16/08/10
The Guidance to Communities First Partnerships on how to tackle Child Poverty is primarily aimed at supporting Communities First Partnerships and Co-ordinators through their overall agenda of reducing child poverty.
16/08/10
Despite the publication of the ‘All Wales Domestic Abuse Strategy' in 2005, to challenge disproportionate levels of domestic abuse suffered by women and children, it transpired that much more needed to be done.
09/07/10
This policy aims at assisting Local Authorities when looking to developing new sites and refurbishing existing ones for Gypsies and Travellers.
09/07/10
This policy sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s Strategy on Welsh medium education in fulfilment of the One Wales commitment.
09/07/10
The policy’s purpose is to encourage a wider behavioural change where consumers re-use bags by introducing a levy on single-use carrier bags through regulations aiming at substantially reducing the amount of single-use carrier bags.
09/07/10
This policy aims at providing opportunities for everyone to get involved in safe and healthy activities.
09/07/10
This policy comprises two reports advising the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services of policy options for introducing more consistency in local authority charging for non-residential social care.
09/07/10
The Climate Change Strategy is a new policy, which builds on the Environment Strategy published in May 2006, and the One Wales: One Planet document published in May 2009.
22/04/10
The Health Protection Regulations are designed to protect public health from infectious disease or contamination by chemicals or radiation.
08/04/10
This screening of the business support model identifies differential impacts on several groups, therefore a detailed assessment will be undertaken.
08/03/10
The code outlines children and young people’s responsibility to behave responsibly and safely whilst travelling to and from school or college.
03/02/10
This Equality Impact Assessment has been undertaken as part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to comply with current public sector duties as well as future legislation, and also as a direct result of the impact assessment carried out on the Wales Transport Strategy.
21/01/10
This is the summary of the impact assessment that was carried out as part of the development of Creating an Active Wales, the physical activity action plan for Wales.
01/01/10
The policy aim is to introduce a new Children and Young People's complaints process which is tailored towards their needs to encourage more feedback from children and young people who use the services of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) CYMRU.
02/11/09
This first Financial Inclusion Strategy for Wales identifies the work which needs to be undertaken by the Welsh Assembly Government, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, to address the problems associated with financial exclusion.
30/07/09
The policy aims to produce a number of outcomes initially over five years.
30/07/09
This 10 year plan sets out some guiding principles around the general direction that the development and delivery of homelessness services will need to take to meet the objective of reducing homelessness to a minimum by 2019.
30/07/09
The aims and objectives for the Social Enterprise Action Plan remain the same as the Social Enterprise Strategy, 2005.
30/07/09
Woodlands for Wales sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG) 50 year strategy for trees and woodlands.
30/04/09
This looks some of the functions of the Flexible Support for Business Contact Centre.
28/03/08
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