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<p>It is the responsibility of policy leads to conduct Equality Impact Assessments
(EIA) where appropriate and as such there is no central record of the number of assessments
made. To provide you with this would require us to gather information from over 200
posts and departments and the cost of doing this would be disproportionate and exceed
the appropriate cost limit. Policy leads are however encouraged to engage with the
relevant staff support groups early on in policy formation to ensure that no group
are disproportionately or disadvantaged. The FCO's Diversity and Inclusion Team provides
expert guidance and support, where needed, to ensure EIAs are conducted effectively.</p>
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