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<p>My Department has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both
Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.
Under Section 75, the Northern Ireland Office as a designated public body has a statutory
duty to screen all new, proposed or revised policies in relation to functions delivered
in Northern Ireland for potential equality impacts and consider a full equality impact
assessment (EQIA) for any policies screened in.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years,
the Northern Ireland Office has published over 29 screenings and one EQIA in 2022.</p><p>
</p><p>Further information on the Northern Ireland Office’s Equality Scheme and its
published equality assessments can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office</a>.</p>
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