EDI1.01 Engage with, and support local community groups and organisations
EDI1.01.01 Review existing relations with community groups and organisations to ensure they remain effective in being able to listen, learn and understand the barriers facing our underrepresented communities and, if applicable, identify which connections need building or renewing.
EDI1.01.02 Review the process for gathering equality data on the district to ensure we have an accurate picture of our underrepresented communities and identify any gaps which require filling. This will enable us to continually direct our resources where they are needed most
EDI1.02 Promote inclusive behaviour with residents and service users
EDI1.02.01 Raise awareness of the standards we expect from ourselves and others by publicising our EDI principles, commitments and policies.
EDI1.02.02 Develop and agree a policy for supporting national events that further our corporate priorities and reflect the diversity of our communities
EDI1.03 Work directly with communities to identify inequality and tackle disadvantage
EDI1.03.01 Following on from the Wellbeing Strategy, review our community development scheme to ensure it remains effective in creating community cohesion and tackling inequality and, if appropriate, identify potential improvements.
EDI1.03.02 Review our approach to supporting refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants of all nationalities in the district in light of experience of Homes for Ukraine, Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and similar programmes and, thereby, identify any lessons which can be constructively applied to our future activities in this area.
EDI1.04 Promote equality, diversity and inclusion through our supply chain and strategic partnerships
EDI1.04.01 Review our commissioning, procurement and contract monitoring processes to identify any improvements needed for fulfilling our commitments
EDI1.04.02 Review the processes in place for considering the EDI implications partnership projects to identify if there is scope for them to be strengthened.
EDI1.04.03 Review the processes in place for considering the EDI implications partnership plans to identify if there is scope for them to be strengthened.
EDI1.05 Promote and encourage inclusive behaviour for future generations
EDI1.05.01 Review our outreach to different community groups on EDI matters, including how to engage young people in the process, and identify areas where there is scope for improvement
EDI1.05.02 Conduct a listening exercise with elected members to ascertain if there are barriers to serving as an elected member.
EDI1.06 Work with all partner organisations to understand diverse needs and create inclusive communities
EDI1.06.01 Review the membership and effectiveness of our strategic partnerships and identify areas where they might require different resources, plans and processes in order to identify and tackle the issues and barriers affecting and concerning our communities.
