EQIA Archive

The Police Service has carried out a number of Equality Impact Assessments which are available to view in this archive.  

Alcohol Test Purchasing

• Alcohol Test Purchasing Equality Screening for consultation August 2009 (PDF, 77.9 KB)
• Alcohol Test Purchasing Final Equality Screening February 2010 (PDF, 143.8 KB)
• Alcohol Test Purchasing Procedures November 2012 (PDF, 364.3 KB)

Citizenship and Safety Education (CASE) Programme

• EQIA of the PSNI Citizenship and Safety Education (CASE) Programme final report (PDF, 478.5 KB)

Promotion Process for Police Officers

• EQIA summary report on the promotion process for police officers (PDF, 67.9 KB)
• Full EQIA report on the promotion process for police officers (PDF, 577.6 KB)

PSNI Proposals to Introduce Taser as an Option for Use by the Police Service of Northern Ireland

• EQIA report on the use of Taser (PDF, 125.3 KB)
• Appendix 1 Summary of consultation responses (PDF, 246.3 KB)
• Appendix 2 Summary of aims and objectives (PDF, 24.7 KB)
• Appendix 3 PSNI guidelines on the use of Taser (PDF, 24.3 KB)
• Appendix 3 continued - Notes for guidance on police use of Taser (PDF, 430.7 KB)
• Appendix 4 Glossary (PDF, 22.1 KB)
• Appendix 5 Consultee list (PDF, 21.5 KB)

PSNI Voluntary Severance Scheme

• EQIA of the eligibility criteria for the PSNI voluntary severance scheme final report (PDF, 391.1 KB)

Support for Victims

• Equality Impact Assessment on the PSNI policy for supporting Victims. (PDF, 176.9 KB)

The Process of Recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland

• EQIA summary report on the process of recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PDF, 75.7 KB)
• Full EQIA report on the process of recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PDF, 413.0 KB)

The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

• EQIA summary report on the protection of children and vulnerable adults (PDF, 283.0 KB)
• Full EQIA report on the protection of children and vulnerable adults (PDF, 428.5 KB)

PSNI Workforce Plan

• EQIA Workforce Plan - February2015 (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Speedy Justice EQIA Documentation

• Speedy Justice EQIA (PDF, 721.6 KB)
• Speedy Justice EQIA Executive Summary (PDF, 45.7 KB)
• Speedy Justice EQIA Consultation Questionnaire (PDF, 36.3 KB)
• Draft Operational Guidance: When and how to manage disposal of a crime by discretion (PDF, 47.7 KB)
• Draft Operational Guidance: When and how to use streamlined no prosecution files (PDF, 48.0 KB)
• Draft Operational Guidance: When and how to obtain a non-court disposal decision by telephone from the PPS (PDF, 53.5 KB)
• Finial Decision Report for Speedy Justice EQIA (PDF, 438.0 KB)

Vetting procedures

• EQIA Vetting Procedures - June 2015 (PDF, 713.9 KB)

Youth Diversion Scheme

• EQIA summary report on the PSNI youth diversion scheme (PDF, 289.7 KB)
• Full EQIA report on the PSNI youth diversion scheme (PDF, 588.3 KB)