Can the Equality Standard help us in becoming a excellent council?
Yes. The Equality Standard, the Race Equality Scheme and our Corporate Equality Strategy is assessed by the Audit Commission in determining whether we are an excellent council. We have recently reached Level 2 of the Equality Standard, in line with our Best Value Performance Targets, and this will help us become a excellent Council. Diversity mainstreaming has, over recent years, become a key area for Audit Commission, as demonstrated in our recent CPA pilot, the Audit Commission devoted the sixth theme to diversity and customer care.
