PSO 2800 - Inside Time

PSO 2800 Annexes – Page 145.15. This programme should be based on an assessment of the relevance and priority of theareas on the list. For example, areas where ethnic monitoring data is showing a persistentimbalance in outcomes, or areas where large numbers of complaints are being receivedfrom prisoners of a particular racial group should be prioritised.5.16. Whilst an annual impact assessment programme must be set out and agreed as describedabove, this should not limit Race Equality Action Teams: there should be flexibility withinthe programme to conduct additional impact assessments where problems are identifiedwith existing policies or functions that are not scheduled as part of the programme, andwhere new policies are being introduced.5.17. Impact assessments must be:completed using the template at annexes 4 and 5 (and available on the Forms page of thePrison Service Intranet);submitted to Area Managers in accordance with the agreed programme.No other template must be used. Where establishments have impact assessed areasusing other templates, the new template must be used to replace the existing one when theimpact assessments are reviewed.5.18. Establishments must ensure that:evidence gathered during the impact assessment process is kept for audit purposes;completed impact assessments are discussed and reviewed by Race Equality ActionTeams;action plans from each impact assessment are included in the Race Equality Action Plan;results of impact assessments are published and available for staff, prisoners and visitors.5.19 Area Managers must put in place arrangements for completed impact assessments to bequality assured.Feedback to National Policy Leads5.20. Where establishments or areas identify issues through the impact assessment process thatare the result of national policy, rather than local implementation, they should send theirimpact assessment, highlighting the relevant findings, to the responsible policy lead, andcopy this to REAG.Issue No. 264 issue date 25/09/06