Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Roy Hair ICT Applications & Business Manager

Date relevance assessment conducted

15 Apr 2025

Which groups of people do you think will be, or potentially could be, impacted (positively or negatively) upon by the implementation of this policy?

People with disabilities : No

People from black and minority ethnic communities and different racial backgrounds : No

Women and men (boys and girls) : No

Older people : No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people : No

People from different religions or beliefs and people with no belief : No

Women who are pregnant or on maternity leave : No

People who are married or in a civil partnership : No

Children and young people : No

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Children's Rights 4?

Not applicable

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Human Rights 8?

Not applicable

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially:

Eliminate discrimination faced by particular groups : low

Impact upon the promotion of equality of opportunity between particular groups : low

Impact upon good relations between particular groups : low

Does it have overall relevance to equality? low

Impact on communities, including communities of interest: low

Reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage:

Equality impact assessment required?

No

Rationale for decision

This Policy provides guiding principles to be followed by all employees in relation to the use of AI tools, including ‘predictive' AI and ‘generative' AI such as ChatGPT, Gemini, DALL-E, or similar, and gives guidance on the responsible and ethical development of AI solutions for Council use-cases. It supports good practice to ensure the robust protection and stewardship of the Council's data resources. No guidance can cover every eventuality and where in doubt officers should contact the appropriate Contact(s) below.

This policy is designed to ensure that the use of AI is ethical, complies with all applicable laws and regulations, and complements the Council's existing information, security and data policies. This policy will does not have direct impact on any of the protected characteristics and therefore does not require a full EQIA.