An initial equality impact assessment (EqIA) was published on the Marine and Fisheries Agency's (MFA's) intranet pages prior to the decision on the future headquarters of the Marine Management Organisation being made.
This was done in the form of an initial assessment on the relocation project generally taking into account all the shortlisted locations. The finalised ‘full’ version of the EqIA—which takes account of the more recently known building location in Newcastle—was published on 2 November 2009 (having first been discussed with the departmental trade union, including MFA representation).