Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments

Equality & Human Right Impact Assessments (EHRIAs) support SPS to meet the statutory duties imposed under the Equality Act 2010. They are the thorough and systematic analysis of a new/revised policy/practice to determine whether they have a differential impact on a particular group in relation to equality, diversity and human rights.

This means that consideration of equality and human rights issues must influence the decisions reached by SPS - such as in how we act as employers; how we develop, evaluate and review policy; how we design, deliver and evaluate services, and how we commission and procure from others. In short, we use EHRIA's to ensure that our policies and practices do what they intend, for everyone.

To further our Vision for equality and adopt a human rights-based approach in all areas of our work, in 2014 we implemented an integrated approach to conducting impact assessments which includes consideration of human rights and social and economic disadvantage. We believe that such that an inter-disciplinary approach to assessing new/revised policy/practice is best practice and the best use of resources. Doing so also enables us to contribute to the Scottish Government National Outcome to tackle the significant inequalities in Scottish society.

We recognise the value of involvement and of ensuring that those with the ‘lived experience’ help to shape our policies and practices. In carrying out EHRIAs we regularly involve staff from our equality networks (covering issues relating to LGBT, women and disability), external stakeholders and equality organisations.

Below is a list of EHRIAs that we have conducted.

• Occasional Homeworking Policy EHRIA
  

  Access the Occasional Homeworking Policy HERE

• Secondary Employment and Political Activity Policy EHRIA
  Access the Secondary Employment and Political Activity Policy HERE

• Access the Maternity and Parenting Policy and Procedure HERE

• Shared Parental Leave Policy EHRIA
  Access the Shared Parental Leave Policy HERE

• Mediation Policy EHRIA
  Access the Mediation Policy HERE

• Internet Acceptable Use Policy and Social Media Guidance EHRIA
  Access the Internet Acceptable Use Policy HERE

• Corporate Governance Guide EHRIA
  Access the Corporate Governance Guide Policy HERE

• Staff Surplus Management Policy EHRIA

• Flexible Working Policy 2014 EHRIA

• Pay Protection Policy EHRIA

• Employee Grievance Policy EHRIA

• Whistleblowing Policy EHRIA

• Equality Diversity & HR Policies EHRIA

• Reimbursement of Professional Subscriptions EHRIA

• Pay Settlement EHRIA

• iPayview EHRIA

• Major Disruption to Travel EHRIA

• Code of Conduct EHRIA

• MFMC Programme Assessment Centre for SPS staff

• SPS Family Strategy EHRIA

• Prioritisation Policy: Offending Behaviour Programmes EHRIA

• Detention of a visitor EHRIA

• Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire EHRIA

• Purposeful Activity Project EHRIA

• Review of Delivery of Purposeful Activity

• Enterprise and Employability EHRIA

• Prisoner Records Documentation Retention EHRIA

• Compulsory Substance Misuse Testing EHRIA

• Prisoner Canteen Review Project EHRIA

• Prisoners Throughcare EHRIA

• Spiritual Pastoral Care Standards EHRIA

• Staff Searching Policy

• Offending Behaviors Programme EHRIA

• Escorting policy for People in Custody EHRIA

• Audit and Assurance Standards - Prisoner Wages Earning Policy EHRIA

• Audit Standards for Offending Behaviour Programmes  EHRIA

• Non Harassment Orders for those in Custody EHRIA

• Audit and Assurance for Prisoner Community Work Placements EHRIA

• Change to Approved Bus Stop EHRIA

• Smoke Free Prisons Interim Safe Operational Practice EHRIA

• Exceptional Duty Payments EHRIA

• Review SPS Corporate Governance Guide EHRIA

• SPS Code of Conduct Annual Review EHRIA

• Protocols for Marriage and Civil Partnership Requests in the Scottish Prison Service EHRIA

• Child Protection Policy- EHRIA

• SPS Family Virtual Visits EHRIA

• Mother and Baby Policy EHRIA

• SPS Parole Guidance Manual EHRIA

• MYLo Virtual learning environment- EHRIA Publication

• Management of Prisoner Correspondence - EHRIA Publication

• Health & Safety Permit to Work EHRIA Publication

• Shared Parental Leave Policy EHRIA Publication

• HDC PRL Standards - EHRIA Publication

• SPS Food Refusal Policy - EHRIA Publication

• Sale of E Cigarettes on Prison Canteen - EHRIA Publication

• Embedding Smoke Free Culture in Prisons - EHRIA Publication

• Pay 2019 - 2022 - EHRIA Publication

• Access to Free Sanitary Products - EHRIA

• Risk Management & Progress - EHRIA

• EHRIA - Major Disruption to Travel Publication Document

• Whistleblowing Policy - EHRIA

• Secondary Employment EHRIA

• Occasional Home Working - EHRIA

• Estates OnCall 2020 - EHRIA

• Home Detention Curfew (HDC) - EHRIA

• Self Harm 2020 - EHRIA

• Maternity - Parenting - EHRIA

• EHRIA - Occupational Health Contract Award 2021

• EHRIA - Pay Policy - 1 April 2021