Council equality representatives

There are two main working groups across Sunderland City Council that bring together council officers at a strategic level to work on equality and diversity issues, and take forward this agenda within their own departments. These groups are:

Community Cohesion Officers Group
This group is chaired by the Director of Development and Regeneration and the lead council officer for Community Cohesion. This group is made up of Directors and Heads of Service across the council, and meets every other month. The members of this group come from:

Housing Service, Health, Housing & Adult Services
Regeneration Service, Development & Regeneration
Adult Services, Health Housing & Adult Services
E-Government Team, ICT
Council Tax, Corporate Services
Diversity & Inclusion, Chief Executive
Culture & Tourism, Community & Cultural Services
Community Services, Community & Cultural Services
Safer Communities, Development & Regeneration
Youth Development Group, Children’s Services
Leadership Team, Children’s Services
Assistant Chief Executive, Chief Executive
Director of Development & Regeneration and lead officer for Cohesion
Regeneration & Housing, Development & Regeneration
City Solicitor, Corporate Services
Corporate Personnel, Chief Executive
Corporate Communications, Chief Executive
 

Equality Steering Group
This group is chaired by the Assistant Chief Executive and lead council officer for the equalities agenda across the council. This group meets every month, and steers the council’s progress through levels one to five of the Equality Standard for Local Government. The group comes from:

Adult Services, Health Housing & Adult Services
Diversity & Inclusion, Chief Executive
Corporate Procurement, Corporate Services
Support Services, Development & Regeneration
Performance Improvement & Policy, Children’s Services
Support Services, Corporate Services
Performance Improvement, Chief Executive
Assistant Chief Executive, Chief Executive
City Solicitor, Corporate Services
Project & Service Development, Community & Cultural Services
Diversity & Inclusion, Chief Executive
Corporate Personnel, Chief Executive

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