Equality
Could a requirement create direct or indirect discrimination, and is any differential treatment objectively and lawfully justified?
Safeguard before implementation
Equality and human-rights impact framework
Questions that should be answered before any proposed standard is treated as suitable for policy or practice.
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Pre-implementation assessment
Questions that must be answered
Human rights
Could liberty, family life, privacy, expression, religion, education, work or access to remedy be affected?
Vulnerability
How will disability, trauma, age, language, health, exploitation and caring responsibilities be identified and accommodated?
Unintended effects
Could the proposal increase fear, avoidance of services, destitution, exploitation, community tension or administrative delay?