The General Equality Duty requires the council to understand the effect our policies, services and procedures have on people with different protected characteristics. In order to do this we carry out Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs), which are a systematic way to ensure that policies, services and procedures do not have an adverse impact on a particular group of people.
In the case of new or changing policies, services and procedures, EQIAs identify whether they will meet our customers' needs and our legal obligations.
EQIAs also highlight any potential positive impacts of the policy, service or procedure on groups of people in Ipswich, or ways in which community relations and equality can be promoted.
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2025
- Review of Off-Street Car Park Tariffs (PDF)
- Proposed Grant Payments to Voluntary and Community Sector Groups from 2025-2027 (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2024
- Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025 - 2030
- Ipswich Draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
- Tenancy Services - Income Management Policy (PDF)
- Appointment of Major Works Contractors for Fire Safety Works (PDF)
- Housing Strategy 2025-2030
- Pavement Licences (PDF)
- Review of On-Street and Long-Stay Parking (PDF)
- Procurement of Single Person Accommodation (PDF)
- Taxi and Private Hire Policy (PDF)
- Appointment of Major Works Contractors for Fire Safety Works (PDF)
- Digital Strategy (PDF)
- Area Committees Achievements 2023/24 (PDF)
- Parking Enforcement & Debt Recovery Process (PDF)
- Review of air quality management area 1 (AQMA No.1) (PDF)
- Contaminated land strategy (PDF)
- Damp and mould policy (PDF)
- Fire safety policy (PDF)
- EV charging (PDF)
- Tenancy Engagement Strategy (PDF)
- Adaptations policy (PDF)
- Housing Services - Domestic Abuse Policy (PDF)
- Housing Ombudsman Code Compliance Report (PDF)
- Residents Parking & On-Street Permit Fees (PDF)
- Review of Councillors Allowance Scheme (PDF)
- Postponement of housing decarbonisation pilot (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2023
- Digital Switch Over of the Emergency Services Centre (PDF)
- Polling District Review 2023-25 (PDF)
- Land Sale - Eastern Gateway (PDF)
- Rent and Service Charge Policy (PDF)
- EV Charging Project (PDF)
- Fixed Penalty Notice Level of Fine under The Environmental Offences Amendment (PDF)
- Hackney Carriage Fare Review (PDF)
- Housing - Fire Safety - Appointment of a Consultant (PDF)
- Land sale at Eastern Gateway (PDF)
- Revised Council Tax Reduction (Working Age) (PDF)
- Littering from vehicles - civil penalties (PDF)
- Procurement PID for Housing First (PDF)
- Consultation on changes to the planning system (PDF)
- Area Committees Achievements 2022/23 (PDF)
- Tenancy Management Policy (PDF)
- Succession Policy (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2022
- Council Housing Rents (PDF)
- Tooks GP Surgery (PDF)
- Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) Article 4 Direction (PDF)
- Domestic Burning Survey 2022 (PDF)
- Ipswich Draft Local Validation List 2022 (PDF)
- Discretionary Energy Rebate Policy 2022/23 (PDF)
- Subsidised Bus Services (PDF)
- Area Committees Achievements 2021/22 (PDF)
- Housing Assistance Policy (PDF)
- Business Rate Relief Policy - Transitional Relief and Supporting Small Business Relief (PDF)
- Annual Review of Hackney Carriage Fares (PDF)
- Business Rates Relief Policy (PDF)
- Change to the Taxi and Private Hire Licensing Policy (PDF)
- Off-Street Car Parks Review (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2021
- Adoption of APPG on British Muslims' definition of Islamophobia (PDF)
- Council Housing Rents 22/23 (PDF)
- Migration of Telephony Payment System (PDF)
- Adoption of Low Emissions Supplementary Planning Document (PDF)
- Consultation Regarding Ipswich Borough Council’s Cumulative Impact Assessment within their Licensing Policy Statement. (PDF)
- Residents Parking & On-Street Permit Fees (PDF)
- Immobilisation and removal of vehicles policy (Executive) (Word Document)
- Housing Income Management Strategy Update (PDF)
- Tenant Engagement Strategy (PDF)
- Silo Clearance Contract (PDF)
- Acquisition of Mockbeggars Land (PDF)
- Anti- Social Behaviour Housing Policy (PDF)
- Development and Flood Risks SPD (PDF)
- CCTV Policy (PDF)
- Adaptations Improvements Maintenance & Environmental Procurement (PDF)
- Kitchen & Bathroom Refurbishments (PDF)
- Acquisition of Property in IP1 - Bibb Way (PDF)
- Closure of Waterfront Gym (PDF)
- Ipswich Art Gallery Roof Replacement Tender (PDF)
- Asset Management Strategy (PDF)
- Ipswich Crucial Crew 2021 (PDF)
- Housing Services Reasonable Adjustment Policy (PDF)
- Funding Offer and Procurement of Insulation Works and PV Panels to Council Homes (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2020
- Economic Development Strategy – Develop delivery plan for implementation (PDF)
- Economic Development Strategy – consultation with partners and stakeholders (PDF)
- Customer Services Face to Face (PDF)
- On-line Homeless Application (PDF)
- Skype for interviews with Homeless Households (PDF)
- Engage with local businesses to encourage them to bid for work (PDF)
- Ipswich Gov Website (PDF)
- Discretionary Business Grants Policy (iCard) (PDF)
- Closure of Waterfront Gym 2020 (PDF)
- Billing and Collection of Council Tax Business Rates (PDF)
- External Seating Town Centre (PDF)
- Town Centre buildings suitable for use (PDF)
- Town Funds Programme Town Centre (PDF)
- Review of current building usage Town Centre (PDF)
- Business Sector Groups (PDF)
- Internal Audit & Corporate Fraud Services (PDF)
- Service area delivery (PDF)
- Tenancy Services Service Provision (PDF)
- Return of staff to Gipping House (PDF)
- Billing and collection of Council Tax and Business Rates (PDF)
- Introductory Tenancy Review (PDF)
- Sheltered Housing Communal Facilities (PDF)
- Business Rates Enforcement Programme (PDF)
- Benefits Service Screening (PDF)
- Discretionary Business Grants Policy (PDF)
- Extension of the existing Public Space Protection Order (PDF)
- Review of Councillor allowances (PDF)
- Fitness Classes at Whitton (PDF)
- Gym return Crown Pools and Whitton Sports Centre (PDF)
- Memberships (PDF)
- Payments and Bookings (PDF)
- Public Swimming Returning (PDF)
- Reopening of Crown Pools (PDF)
- Reopening of Fore Street (PDF)
- Reopening Whitton Sports Centre (PDF)
- Staffing return for reopening Whitton Sports Centre, Crown Pools and Fore Street (PDF)
- Swimming Lessons (PDF)
- Public Space Protection Order Extension (PDF)
- Legal Services Restructure (PDF)
- Asbestos Management & Related Services (PDF)
- Warden Call, Fire Alarm & Door Access (PDF)
- Planned Maintenance Programme (PDF)
- Central Heating Installations and Boiler Replacements (PDF)
- Out of Hours Service Provision (PDF)
- Land Charges Fees (PDF)
Summaries of all EQIAs completed in 2019
- RTB applicant ID (PDF)
- Rough sleeper initiative (PDF)
- Electrical Rewires contract (PDF)
- Electrical rewire contract (PDF)
- Introducing Council Tax Civil Penalties (PDF)
- Democratic Services Restructure (PDF)
- Maintenance & Contracts Mobile & Agile Working and Customer Self Service (PDF)
- Article 4 Direction - HMOs (PDF)
- Alderman Road Locking Posts (PDF)
- Garages Demolition & Replacement (PDF)
Summaries of all EIAs completed in 2018
- Shared Revenues Partnership Operating Model Review (PDF)
- The Shared Revenues Partnership Data Protection Policy (PDF)
- Statement of licensing policy (PDF)
- Statement of Community Involvement Review (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council Asbestos Management Strategy- review (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (137 Lavenham Road, Ipswich, IP2 0LD) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (52 Reading Road, Ipswich, IP4 4NR) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Housing Income Management Strategy Report (PDF)
- Housing Gas Servicing and Maintenance tender (PDF)
- Housing Bay Roofs and Cladding Insulation Upgrading Contract (PDF)
- Development & Archaeology Supplementary Planning Document (PDF)
- Consent to consult on proposed changes to the Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)
Summaries of all EIAs completed in 2017
- New Anglia LEP Economic Strategy 2017 (PDF)
- Economic Development Strategy 2017 (PDF)
- AC fund application (PDF)
- HR Restructure 2017 (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (16 Churchill Avenue, Ipswich, IP4 5DR) Compulsory Purchase Order
- Ipswich Borough Council (88 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4JA) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Funding request: Little Learners nursery outdoor activity area (PDF)
- Maintenance, Improvent and Adaptation Tender (PDF)
- Resident Parking Scheme Review (PDF)
- Sprinkler System in Cumberland Towers Sheltered Scheme (PDF)
Summaries of all EIAs completed in 2016
- Adoption of Shop Front Design Guide supplementary Planning Document and Cycling Strategy Supplementary Planning Document (PDF)
- Asbestos removal (PDF)
- Award of tender for the demolition of the concrete slab and remediation of the land at Old Norwich Road housing development (PDF)
- Central heating installations (PDF)
- Christchurch Mansion consolidation project (PDF)
- Communicating with service users by email (PDF)
- Communicating with service users by telephone (PDF)
- Cumberland Towers refurbishment (PDF)
- Development of housing at Old Norwich Road (PDF)
- Discretionary Housing Payments policy and procedures Nov 2015, v 5.2 (PDF)
- E&D impact report for Elm Street Car Park
- ECO external wall insulation (PDF)
- EQIA Public Spaces Protection Order for Borough of Ipswich (PDF)
- Food law enforcement service plan (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (18 Norman Crescent, Ipswich IP3 9JY) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (275 Bramford Lane, Ipswich) Compulsory Purchase Order
- Ipswich Borough Council (458 Bramford Road, Ipswich) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Ipswich Borough Council (638 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich) Compulsory Purchase Order (PDF)
- Proposal to introduce a borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PDF)
- Review of staff parking provision at Crown Pools and Fore Street Pool (PDF)
- Shopfront Design Guide SPD – Equality Impact Assessment, January 2016 (PDF)
- Vulnerable Debtors and Claimants Policy (PDF)
EIAs from previous years are available on request.