Impact Assessments

Diversity Impact Assessments

To access completed Impact Assessments, please select the area of the country you are interested in from the list on the right.

Diversity and Equality are central to everything Jobcentre Plus does.  Our customers are diverse and our aim is to support independence and equality of opportunity for all.  

An impact assessment is a systematic way of finding out whether a change that an organisation is introducing affects groups of people equally, or whether it potentially may have a disproportionate negative impact on one or more particular groups.  This applies equally to changes involving customers, staff or other stakeholders.

From 2007 Jobcentre Plus will be publishing Diversity Impact Assessments that take account of race, disability and gender equality; in addition age, sexual orientation and religion or belief will also be considered. 

This page provides details of Diversity Impact Assessments that have been undertaken by Jobcentre Plus as part of legislative responsibilities in relation to Diversity and Equality. 

Legislation

In order that Jobcentre Plus meets the legislative requirements for race, disability and gender each time a change is developed, reviewed, or implemented, an impact assessment screening is undertaken, followed by the completion of a full impact assessment where that is required.

Whilst it is currently a legislative requirement to undertake impact assessments in the areas of race, disability, and gender, (from April 2007), we will also consider other areas of diversity, for example age, sexual orientation and religion or belief. 

Race Impact Assessments Prior to April 2007, to meet the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Jobcentre Plus completed Race Impact Assessments.  Post April 2007, as described above, we will complete Diversity Impact Assessments, which will include race as part of a wider assessment.

To access completed Impact Assessments, please select the area of the country you are interested in from the list on the right.

Any queries? – Contact Us

Contact the Diversity Team For further information on Diversity and Equality please refer to our Equality Schemes.