Do I need an Equality Impact Assessment for an AI project?

Answered

You must comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty and the Equality Act 2010. Document the equality impact where processing can identify people as having a protected characteristic — often as an EIA. Assess before you decide to start (including procurement and development), during implementation, and after implementation. Publishing the EIA is good practice.

From the guidance

Primary (how) Data and AI Ethics Framework

You must comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Act 2010. This means you need to carefully consider and document the equality impact of processing personal data where it can be used to identify individuals as having a protected characteristic. This document is often referred to as an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA). It’s good practice to publish your EIA.

Section: Fairness-related transparency

Read this in Data and AI Ethics Framework (opens in new tab)

Secondary (normative) Data and AI Ethics Framework

You must assess the equality impact of your project: before making any decisions to initiate a project, including procuring and development; during implementation; after implementation.

Section: Understand impacted groups

Read this in Data and AI Ethics Framework (opens in new tab)

Related questions