Applying Equality Duty to Consultation and Engagement
Since 2011, the most successful way to challenge consultation decisions has been on Equality grounds.
This is because too few people understand what the Public Sector Equality Duty requires and how to apply it to engagement, consultation and associated decision making.
This Applying Equality Duty to Consultation and Engagement course addresses these issues by taking participants through the statutory duties and common law requirements that have evolved since 2011. Using a mix of instruction, exercises and case law examples, the course guides those fulfilling the duties in how to undertake equality analysis and produce equality impact assessments (EqIA) for different scenarios. The course also demonstrates when due regard must be applied and how decision makers should apply it.
Course information
- Next available date(s): 22nd September 2026, 2nd February 2027, and 15th June 2027.
- £295 + VAT per day for delegate
- Contact us to book your place
In-house delivery
- Available virtually or face-to-face
- £1,495 + VAT per day for your whole team
- Virtual delivery is all-inclusive. Face-to-face is charged at the same day rate plus travel expenses
All delivery is led by Nick Duffin and Anna Collins, whether you join an open course or book the course in-house for your team.
Benefits for you. Benefits for your organisation.
Participants will emerge understanding what the requirement is for different scenarios, how to apply the duty, how to produce EqIAs that can be used to inform stakeholders, to support decision making and for having due regard, and how to risk assess a proposed approach.
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For more information about this course call +44(0) 20 34422 9970, email hello@consultationinstitute.org.uk or complete our form.
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