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How the organisation satisfies its own Public Sector Equality Duty

  • Date released: 7 January 2026
  • Request number: FOI202512053
  • Release of information under: FOIA

Information requested

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information on how the organisation satisfies its own Public Sector Equality Duty.

Please provide responses to the following 5 questions for the financial year 2024/25:

  1. Central Oversight: Does the organisation maintain a single central register of all completed Equality Impact Assessments? If YES, please provide a copy of this list. If NO, please explain how the Board assures itself of compliance with the PSED.
  2. Consultation: How many EQIAs completed in this period involved a public consultation of less than 6 weeks?
  3. Cost of Challenge: In the last 3 financial years, what is the total value (£) of external legal costs incurred defending challenges related to the organisation’s own compliance with the Equality Act 2010?
  4. Sign-Off: For the 5 most significant policy changes enacted by the regulator in 2024/25, please state the job title of the individual who quality-assured the associated EQIA before final Board approval.
  5. Monitoring: Please provide evidence (e.g., a policy or recent Board report) of how the organisation monitors the actual versus predicted impact of its regulatory decisions on protected groups.

Please provide this information in digital format. If the cost limit is exceeded, please prioritise questions 1, 3, and 5.

Information released

We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we do not hold the information you have requested. Our answer to each element of your request is outlined below.

Central oversight

I confirm we do not hold this information as we do not maintain a single central register of all completed Equality Impact Assessments (EIA). ONR is committed to the aims of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and further information on how we support these aims can be found in ONR's Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25, please see page 83 onwards.

Consultation

I confirm we do not hold this information as ONR does not undertake public consultation on EIAs.

Cost of challenge

I confirm we do not hold this information as there has not been any challenge related to ONR’s compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

Sign-off

I confirm we do no not hold this information as ONR’s Board does not approve EIAs.

Monitoring

I confirm we do not hold this information as ONR does not monitor the actual versus predicted impact of its regulatory decisions on protected groups.

Exemptions applied:  None

Public Interest Test (PIT)

N/A

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