Analysis you can defend — on every assessment, not just the big ones
See exactly how EqualityIQ compares to the manual process: the same evidence standard applied to every proposal, every characteristic, every time.
Side by side
Manual process vs EqualityIQ
The Public Sector Equality Duty hasn't changed. What it takes to meet it properly, on every decision, has.
| Manual process | EqualityIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment methodology | ~ Varies by officer — no shared standard for what counts as sufficient evidence | ✓ A defined methodology developed by a FIEDIP practitioner, applied identically to every assessment |
| All 9 protected characteristics | ~ Often inconsistent — some covered more thoroughly than others | ✓ Every characteristic covered systematically in every assessment |
| Evidence citations | ✕ Depends on officer's knowledge and time to research | ✓ Automatically cites approved organisations relevant to each characteristic |
| Local population data | ~ Requires manual lookup of Census and OHID data | ✓ Census 2021 and OHID Fingertips integrated as standard |
| Consistency across assessments | ✕ Varies by officer experience and workload | ✓ Same evidence-based structure every time |
| Defensibility under judicial review | ~ Depends on quality of individual assessment | ✓ Transparent, cited evidence base supports scrutiny |
| Officer expertise required | ✕ High — research burden falls entirely on the officer | ✓ Officer reviews and contextualises — expertise used where it matters |
| Export formats | ~ Manual formatting for committee reports | ✓ PDF and Word export, ready for committee papers |
| Time to first draft | ✕ 1–3 days of research and writing | ✓ An evidenced first draft from the outset — so analysis informs the decision rather than documenting it |
| Cost | ✕ Officer research time per assessment — so thorough analysis is rationed to the highest-profile decisions | ✓ Flat annual subscription — no per-assessment charges |
Describe the proposal. EqualityIQ does the research.
Enter a plain-English description of your organisation's proposal — a service change, policy decision, budget cut, or new initiative. No template to fill in, no structured data entry required.
EqualityIQ reads the proposal, identifies the relevant population groups, and begins building the analysis — drawing on its curated knowledge base of research from approved organisations.
- Free-text description — write it how you'd explain it to a colleague
- Select which protected characteristics are most relevant, or run all nine
- Add local context such as the affected ward or service area
Structured analysis across every characteristic — with citations.
EqualityIQ returns a structured EIA draft covering each selected protected characteristic. For each one, it identifies likely impacts, explains the mechanism by which the proposal affects that group, and cites the specific research that supports the analysis.
Every citation is traceable — officers can follow up the source, verify the finding, and add it to the final assessment with confidence.
- Impact level indicated for each characteristic — positive, negative, or neutral
- Specific sub-groups identified within each characteristic
- Intersecting impacts flagged where relevant
- Mitigation suggestions included where negative impacts are identified
- Citation requirements defined per protected characteristic — so evidence standards don't drop on the characteristics that are easiest to overlook
Approved organisations. Curated, not scraped.
EqualityIQ draws on a carefully curated knowledge base of research from organisations approved for each protected characteristic. This isn't the open web — it's a structured library of credible published research from national organisations and practitioner sources.
Every organisation in the knowledge base has been selected for the quality and relevance of its research to equality and public sector practice. New research is added regularly as organisations publish.
The evidence base, the assessment structure and the standard applied to each protected characteristic were developed by Laura Walker FIEDIP — Director of Equality Impact Consulting Ltd, with over 22 years of specialist equality and social impact practice.
- Age UK, Mencap, Scope, Stonewall, Runnymede Trust, Fawcett Society and more
- Census 2021 and OHID Fingertips as secondary data sources
- Characteristic-specific organisation mapping
- All citations are transparent and traceable
Ready for committee. In the format you need.
When your officer has reviewed and finalised the assessment, EqualityIQ exports it in the format your organisation uses. PDF for committee and board papers. Word document for editing and track changes. Both formatted for professional use, not raw AI output.
Assessments are stored against the proposal, creating an auditable record of your organisation's equality analysis — useful for monitoring, reporting, and evidencing compliance.
- PDF export — formatted for committee papers
- Word (.docx) export — for officer editing and track changes
- Assessment history stored and searchable
- Audit trail of review and sign-off
Ongoing monitoring
After the assessment: monitoring that runs itself
Most tools stop at the document. EqualityIQ tracks what happens next — because due regard doesn't end at sign-off.
- Status and risk rating for every assessment on one screen
- Mitigations converted to actions with owners and deadlines
- Overdue actions flagged automatically
- Review dates aligned to your policy review calendar
- Coverage view across the three aims of the Public Sector Equality Duty
See it on a real proposal
We'll run EqualityIQ on one of your organisation's live decisions — free, no commitment required.
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