8.—(1) An authority must make such arrangements as it considers appropriate for—
(a)assessing the likely impact of its proposed policies and practices on its ability to comply with the general duty;
(b)assessing the impact of any—
(i)policy or practice that the authority has decided to review,
(ii)revision that the authority proposes to make to a policy or practice,
on its ability to comply with that duty;
(c)monitoring the impact of its policies and practices on its ability to comply with that duty; and
(d)publishing reports in respect of any assessment that—
(i)is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b); and
(ii)shows that the impact or likely impact (as the case may be) on the authority’s ability to comply with that duty is substantial.
(2) Reports under paragraph (1)(d) must set out, in particular—
(a)the purpose of—
(i)the proposed policy or practice;
(ii)the policy or practice; or
(iii)the proposed revision to a policy or practice,
that has been assessed;
(b)a summary of the steps that the authority has taken to carry out the assessment;
(c)a summary of the information that the authority has taken into account in the assessment;
(d)the results of the assessment; and
(e)any decisions taken by the authority in relation to those results.
(3) When carrying out an assessment referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) the authority must—
(a)comply with the engagement provisions; and
(b)have due regard to relevant information that it holds.