Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill - Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) Record
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) Record for the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) Bill
Stage 3: Assessing the impacts and identifying opportunities to promote equality
Having considered the data and evidence you have gathered, this section requires you to consider the potential impacts – negative and positive – that your policy might have on each of the protected characteristics. It is important to remember the duty is also a positive one – that we must explore whether the policy offers the opportunity to promote equality and/or foster good relations.
Do you think that the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their age? Either directly or indirectly?
| Age | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation | X | The Bill will consolidate responsibility for securing and funding all forms of tertiary education provisions, including NTPs, apprenticeships and work-based learning in a single public body, the SFC. As the Bill provisions will affect structural change to enable future policy development, no equalities groups will be impacted. There are no known data gaps which would need to be addressed to understand better the potential equalities impact of the Bill, as it will not impact directly on any of the protected characteristics. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations among and between different age groups | X | As above. |
Do you think that the policy impacts disabled people? Either directly or indirectly?
| Disability | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations among and between disabled and non-disabled people | X | As above. |
Do you think that the policy impacts on men and women in different ways? Either directly or indirectly?
| Sex | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations between men and women | X | As above. |
Do you think that the policy impacts on women on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity? Either directly or indirectly?
| Pregnancy and Maternity | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations | X | As above. |
Do you think your policy impacts on people proposing to undergo, undergoing, or who have undergone a process for the purpose of reassigning their sex? Either directly or indirectly?
(NB: the Equality Act 2010 uses the term ‘transsexual people’ but ‘trans people’ is more commonly used)
| Gender reassignment | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations | X | As above. |
Do you think that the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their sexual orientation? Either directly or indirectly?
| Sexual orientation | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations | X | As above. |
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their race? Either directly or indirectly?
| Race | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good race relations | X | As above. |
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their religion or belief? Either directly or indirectly?
| Religion or belief | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations | X | As above. |
Do you think the policy impacts on people on the grounds of their marriage or civil partnership? Either directly or indirectly?
| Marriage and Civil Partnership[5] | Positive | Negative | None | Reasons for your decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminating unlawful discrimination | X | As above. | ||
| Advancing equality of opportunity | X | As above. | ||
| Promoting good relations | X | As above. |
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Email: TETBill@gov.scot
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