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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-equality-act-2010-statutory-duties-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2011/9780111012215",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
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  "path": "regulation/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Impact assessment",
  "text": "Each listed authority must—\n(a) assess the impact of its proposed policies and practices, including changes to and revisions of its existing policies and practices, on persons with relevant protected characteristics and on its ability to fulfil the section 149(1) duty;\n(b) consider relevant evidence relating to persons with relevant protected characteristics in relation to such assessments of impact; and\n(c) have due regard to the results of such assessments of impact.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111012215/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:37:18.541091+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}