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The Equality Frameworks and the business case for effective diversity and equality practice. Michael Keating National Advisor Equalities and Cohesion 020 7296 6731 michael.keating@local.gov.uk. An Equalities & Human Rights Framework for the Third Sector? 3rd March 2011.
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The Equality Frameworks and the business case for effective diversity and equality practice Michael Keating National Advisor Equalities and Cohesion 020 7296 6731 michael.keating@local.gov.uk An Equalities & Human Rights Framework for the Third Sector? 3rd March 2011 www.local.gov.uk/improvementanddevelopment
Local government’s business case Strong cohesive places = Understanding communities + Tackling inequality The Equality Framework for Local Government (EFLG) is a toolfor local government to self-regulateits own performance
Strengths of the model • Designed to help deliver outcomes • Peer support and challenge • Relevant to localism, efficiency and the Big Society • Benchmark across public sector
Helping us take the right next steps? • Capacity and skills of practitioners to negotiate and influence when there is less central guidance and direction • More open problem-solving by practitioners, senior officers and councillors • Building more effective relationships within and between organisations • Find the right language - reflecting different political views, resonating with local priorities and making sense to all kinds of communities
Further information on the LG Improvement and Development’s equality work is available from: www.idea.gov.uk/diversity The Equality Frameworks are available from: www.local.gov.uk/equalityframeworks Network and share good practice with local government and partner colleagues on our Equality CoP: www.communities.idea.gov.uk