Heat in Buildings Bill consultation: equalities impact assessment

1. Screening

1.1 The Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities to: eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advance equality of opportunity; and to foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not. This is known as the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). Therefore we have assessed the impact of our proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill against the three needs of the duty: ensuring that the proposals do not discriminate unlawfully; considering how the proposals might better advance equality of opportunity; and considering whether the proposals will foster good relations between different groups.