a tool which exists already is Equality Impact Assessment, which could be conducted when considering a response to any situation. In practice, in my bit of local govt, at the start of the pandemic, EIA was sidelined - and we later had to unpick a lot of the resulting issues.

EIAs should look at widest determinants and their impact on outcomes. They can be conducted in a very narrow way, but the tool is potentially quite wide-ranging and inclusive of communities.