Protected Characteristics and questions to ask when considering the impact of a service/policy/strategy/plan change
Age:
How do you engage with different age groups?
Do you use inclusive imagery and language?
Are your services accessible to different age groups in terms of location but also time?
Does your workforce reflect the age profile of the areas you operate?
Race:
Have you built positive relationships with ethnic minority community organisations and community advocates to facilitate the involvement of different racial and ethnic groups?
Do you employ different ways to engage with different racial and ethnic groups in the areas in which you work?
Religion and Belief:
Are your services sensitive to different religious requirements e.g. times a customer may want to access a service, religious days and festivals and dietary requirements
Disability:
Is information and are services accessible to people who have a range of different disabilities?
Gender Reassignment:
Do your services meet the needs of trans customers and are they appropriate to the gender of which they identify?
Are records fully reflective of the gender identity of a trans customer, and do staff feel empowered to communicate appropriately with trans customers?
Sex:
Do your services consider that men and women may articulate different needs and aspirations?
Are your services accessible to men and women in terms of location and time?
Sexual Orientation:
Do you build positive relationships with the LGBT community?
Pregnancy and Maternity:
Do your services support breastfeeding mothers or parents with children?
Marriage and Civil Partnership: (applies to eliminating unlawful discrimination only)
Do publicity, information, policies and procedures treat marriage and civil partnership equally?