Reducing Inequality Review

The Reducing Inequalities Review is a major piece of work undertaken on behalf of the 2020 Community Partnership by two consultancies. The consultants worked with a steering group made up of various stakeholders, and with over 100 different people and groups who participated in the research and evidence gathering.

The purpose of the review was to evaluate the available evidence and understand where and amongst which communities inequality is still experienced in the city, and to consider what policy approaches and priorities would be needed to reduce it. Inequality is used in this review as a label for deprivation and disadvantage.

The Reducing Inequalities Review, for the first time, brings together an extensive evidence base to enable a coherent and as up-to-date as possible understanding of the needs of the city. It is a highly innovative piece of work, and an example of best practice in how cities can develop a sense of their local identity and the opportunities available. This work has enabled the council and its partners to take stock of where the city is currently at, in order to determine future priorities and initiatives in the city.

This review was undertaken in two phases. Phase one was essentially a needs analysis for the city and was intended to set the scene for Phase two. Phase two offers recommendations for approaches and strategies to reducing inequality in the city.

Phase One Final Report

Phase Two Summary

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