1. Fostering Good Relations The Role of Local Authorities Nick Croft Corporate Policy and Strategy Manager

2. Local Authority Role oMaking space to develop relationships and build interdependent futures oNo ambivalence to violence oTackle cultures that diminish hope and offer reconciliation oCommit leaders to leadership and change oRespect and give voice to the poorly paid and excluded oNo one single model…..

3. Local Authority Resources oSchools (curriculum / parents / community access) oCommunity Learning and Development (including capacity building / community centres / youth work) oElected Members and Committees oCommunity Planning (strategic and local) oProcurement, Third Sector Funding and Commissioning oHuman Resources oCommunity Safety and Public Protection oOffender Management Programmes oBuildings and Public Places oCivic and Community Events oWebsites and Social Media

4. In a nut shell…. “local authorities must, at every possible opportunity, challenge the notion that it is only my group and my place that counts above all else” Belfast City Council – Based on Sondi’s notion of ‘ethnic essentialism’ 2004

5. Activity is all well and good, but how do you know if you are having an impact?

6. Answer = Outcomes and Indicators Measuring Good Relations Egan Review 2004 Belfast City Council 2007 Scottish Attitudes to Discrimination Survey 2010 Scottish Local Authorities 2012 Crisis English Local Authorities 2012 EU ‘Community and Ethnic Relations’ 1995 EHRC Good Relations Measurement Framework 2010

7. Key Outcome and Indicator Domains Wigfield and Turner – EHRC – GRMF 2010 oAttitudes (respect / valuing diversity / trust / admitted prejudice) oPersonal Security (personal safety / hate crime / violent crime / self respect / identity) oInteraction (isolation / neighbour support / ability and experience of interaction) oParticipation and Influence (organised activities / determinants / opportunities / choice)

8. Outcomes – Enhancing the Positive? oDeveloping inclusive and cohesive societies based on respect, tolerance, equality and dialogue oPromoting neighbourhoods as places where people get on together or feel they belong oIncreasing participation by groups who experience social isolation and inequality oDeveloping places where disadvantaged groups or people benefit from improved education, health or wealth

9. Outcomes – Addressing the Negative? oDiscrimination, harassment, prejudice and intolerance is tackled or eliminated oCommunity tensions and discord are monitored and addressed including hate crime / public disorder / intra community violence / violent extremism oSupporting ‘victims’ and tackling perpetrators of poor community relations including restorative justice / case management / criminal justice / offender management

10. Sustainable Community Indicators Egan – UKG - 2004 oWard Rankings - comparisons to most deprived 10% / 15% / 25% oPopulation Satisfaction- local schools + parks + GP + housing + community centres oCrime - ASB + burglaries + personal safety oEnvironment - energy + water + biodiversity + waste + noise + air oHealth - life expectancy + teenage pregnancy + health service access + drugs and alcohol + mental health oEconomy - employment + local businesses + earnings oTransport – buses + roads + cars + bikes + rail

11. Good Community Relations Indicators o% Residents who think people get on together o% Residents who think they belong o% Residents who feel they participate / are involved in their area / have influence oReporting and dealing with hate crime oAttitudes to prejudice + equality oPerceptions of different societal groups oComfort with diversity ( area + relationships + workplace + professions)

12. oAttitudes to immigration oAttitudes to public service equality work oSegregation in housing and education by social group oQualitative life experiences of groups who share protected characteristics oPerceptions of fairness and respect in work / health / neighbourhood / education oLegal justice – access to representation / stop and search / criminal justice proceedings and disposals / relationships with the police / asylum and refuge

13. “The sort of world we live in, depends upon what we choose to measure” Mark Twain