Equality screening reports

Screening and analysis of our policies

We use an equality impact assessment (EQIA) to do a thorough and systematic analysis of each of our policies. These assessments can improve our work by making sure we promote equality. When developing policies, plans and strategies, we publish policy-screening reports that consider rural needs.

Equality categories

When assessing each policy, we refer to the nine equality categories defined in Section 75:

• religious belief
• political opinion
• racial group
• age
• marital status
• sexual orientation
• gender
• disability
• dependency

The EQIA determines if our policy has any negative impact on any of the nine categories and decides on an alternative to achieve the promotion of equality of opportunity.

Section 75 is in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

How to request screening reports and impact assessments

When we analyse and screen our policies, we publish the information we collect in screening outcome reports and equality impact assessments. Our reports are available on request by email. To request our reports and equality impact assessments, contact the Equality and Diversity officer by email equality@belfastcity.gov.uk or telephone 028 9027 0663.
 

Screening reports and impact assessments published in 2020

To request any of our reports published in 2020, contact us by email.

• Equality Screening Outcome Report and Rural Needs Impact Assessment from January until March 2020
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Belfast Green and Blue Infrastructure Plan
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Belfast Zoo annual scale of charges 1 April 2020 until 31 March 2021
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Economic Development Unit ‘Start a Business’ Activity
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Economic Development Unit Business Growth programmes
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Economic Development Unit City for Investment Service
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Employability and Skills programmes
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Future City Centre Programme
• Equality Screening Outcome Report A guide to developer contributions and planning agreements
• Equality Screening Outcome Report Language Strategy Action Plan April 2020 until March 2021
• Equality Screening Outcome Report  Request for a Permanent Plaque to Commemorate World War I Nurses
• Equality Screening Outcome Report  Reservoir Safety Programme
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Belfast Green and Blue Infrastructure Plan
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Belfast Zoo annual scale of charges 1 April 2020 until 31 March 2021
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Local Economic Development ‘Start a Business’ Activity
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Local Economic Development: Invest in Belfast (City for Investment) workplan
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Local Economic Development: Growing a Business programme support
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Employability and Skills Programmes
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Future City Centre Programme
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment A guide to developer contributions and planning agreements
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Language Strategy Action Plan April 2020 until March 2021
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Request for a Permanent Plaque to Commemorate World War I Nurses
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Reservoir Safety Programme
• Equality Impact Assessment Cultural Strategy for Belfast 2020-2030
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment Cultural Strategy for Belfast 2020-2030

Screening reports and impact assessments published before 2020

Our reports and impact assessments published between 2019 and 2012 are available on request by email.
If you are interested in our reports published before 2012, you should contact us by email or telephone.