Equality Impact Assessment
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WQ.322/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY L.M.C. DOUBLET OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2025
Question
"Will the Minister advise whether an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA), which is used to ensure that policies, strategies and decisions are fair and do not disadvantage any particular group, has been written for the Jersey public sector and if it has not, explain why, and if an EIA has been written –
- will she commit to publishing the EIA publicly; and
- will she advise whether this document is being used by policy officers and how the impact of that use is being measured; and, if not, why not?"
Answer
The UK Equality Act provides for a Public Sector Equality Duty, which can be evidenced by the production of an Equality Impact Assessment. There is no statutory requirement in the UK Equality Act to produce an Equality Impact Assessment and there is no equivalent to the UK Equality Act in Jersey law.
The Government of Jersey takes account of the provisions of Jersey discrimination legislation when considering the impact the development of any policy might have on individual groups or people.