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1 1 South East Rural Community Councils Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities Jacinta Thorley SERCC CEO A member of the ACRE Network

2 2 South East Rural Community Councils Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities Rural Mainstreaming Report How are rural issues being addressed by LSPs – especially within delivery of LAAs. Questionnaire to LSPs & RCCs – all Co & Unitary LSPs asked for evidence Immediate response from RCCS. LSPs took two letters from the Forum/Board & GOSE Nothing from LSPs in Bucks, I o Wight Medway or 5 of the 6 Berks Unitaries.

3 3 South East Rural Community Councils Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities Rural Mainstreaming Report Findings 1.Mainstreaming extremely limited in its extent & scope & not a priority for those responsible for LSP or LAA. 2.Often passed to a Rural Champion - NFU, RCC, CLA who have neither the resources, power, or mandate to make it happen. 3.Primary focus of LSPs is to see LAA targets met. 4.Less consideration given to the process of meeting them or any geographical analysis to show how rural needs are being met in relation to urban needs. 5.Lack of awareness or understanding of rural needs or issues among those responsible for delivering the LAA which actively prevents them considering their rural constituents. 6.Lack of data & evidence re rural needs underpins inertia in addressing them.

4 4 South East Rural Community Councils Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities Rural Mainstreaming Report Recommendations 1.Engrain Thinking Rural – by including it within equality assessments. 2.Develop local guidance & resources building on what is already available nationally & regionally. 3.Restructure data & evidence – a geographical analysis of need that shows where need is located & resources are distributed on a basis proportionate to the need. Disagregation where possible? 4.Feedback to central government outlining the failure of the mainstreaming agenda & limitations of the LAA process.

5 South East Rural Community Councils Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities Rural Mainstreaming Report So What? Taking the recommendations forward. 1.Feedback to the Minister through the RAF Chairs meeting. 2.Wide distribution of the Report 3.Invite LSP Chairs to next Forum? 4.Present on it at your LSP meeting? 5.Look at Rural as an ‘equalities’ issue?


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