Moved by
Baroness Thornton
28ZC: After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—
“Equality Act 2010: Equality Impact Assessment
(1) The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 149 (public sector equality duty), after subsection (6) insert—
“(6A) A public authority shall make the following arrangements for compliance with the duties under this section—
(a) assessing and consulting on the likely impact of its proposed policies on the promotion of its duties under this section;
(b) monitoring its policies for any adverse impact on the fulfilment of its duties under this section;
(c) publishing the results of such assessments and consultations as are mentioned in paragraph (a) and of such monitoring as is mentioned in paragraph (b);
(d) ensuring public access to information and services which it provides; and
(e) training staff in connection with the duties imposed by this section.””