Achieving Equality in Cumbria Project : Cumbria County Council

In Cumbria there are six district councils, which provide a number of services including, benefits, housing, waste collection, planning, street cleaning, street lighting, parks maintenance and licensing.

Since 2008 the county council and all six district councils have been working together on a project called Achieving Equality in Cumbria. The project aims to make sure that:

All local authorities have a clear understanding of the equality priorities in the local area
Councillors and senior managers promote equality and good community relations
There is a consistent approach to consultation and engagement with under-represented groups
That Equality Impact Assessments are shared across authorities and consistent adjustments provided
That staff have the skills to address diversity, and local authorities have the right policies in place to meet their legal requirements as employers.

Links to Cumbria district council's equalities web pages: