Equality Framework for Local Government

The Equality Framework for Local Government (EFLG) builds on and develops the work councils have done on the Equality Standard for Local Government (ESLG). It contains many new features, is simpler to use and more relevant to the way local authorities work today.

Achieving Excellence event

Tower Hamlets is one of two local authorities nationally to have achieved the ‘Excellent’ rating for the Equality Framework for Local Government (EFLG).

In order to share our knowledge we held an "Achieving Excellence: Equality Framework for Local Government" conference on 24 May 2010 in partnership with the IDeA and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to provide the opportunity to learn about the Tower Hamlets experience, share information and explore together the new challenges we face today.

Information from the event:

If you were unable to attend this event or would like electronic copies of information used on the day please find a range of documents below for your information:

• An Excellent Authority (pdf, 375 kb)
• Key Principles of EFLG (pdf, 777 kb)
• The Diversity Peer Challenge (pdf, 262 kb) 
• Tower Hamlets EFLG Submission (pdf, 691 kb)

• EFLG Open Day Programme (pdf, 185 kb)
• Main Speaker Profiles (pdf 225 kb)

• Black Radley Framework (pdf, 80 kb)
• IDeA Presentation (Powerpoint, 1.9 mb)
• “You Can’t Put Me In A Box” (pdf, 232 kb)

• Workshop 2 – Idea Store Presentation (pdf, 612 kb)
• Workshop 4 – Planning (Powerpoint, 2.2 mb)

Evaluation forms to complete:

If you did not get the chance on the day to complete the evaluation forms please do so now and return to charlene.edwards@towerhamlets.gov.uk:

• EFLG Event Evaluation Form (Word, 2.2 mb)
• IDeA Survey for EFLG Open Day (Word, 87 kb)

Guest speakers included:

• Kevan Collins (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
• Michael Keating (IDeA)
• Hafsha Ali (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
• Asari St Hill (Audit Commission)
• Zafar Saleem (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council)
• Simon Fanshawe (Broadcaster)
• Peter Latchford (Black Radley)

More pictures from the day

For further details, please contact:

Charlene Edwards

Tel: 020 7364 2853
Email: Charlene.Edwards@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Performance

The five areas of performance are:

• Knowing your community
• Place shaping, leadership, partnership, and organisational commitment
• Community engagement and satisfaction
• Responsive services and customer care, and
• Modern and diverse workforce

The Framework is still designed to allow authorities to benchmark their performance, but instead of the five levels in the old Standard there will now be three levels of performance. At each level authorities will be able to self-assess against the five performance areas set out above.

The Framework is still designed to allow authorities to benchmark their performance, but instead of the five levels in the old Standard there will now be three levels of performance. At each level authorities will be able to self-assess against the five performance areas set out above. The three levels of performance are:

• Level 1 – Developing
• Level 2 – Achieving
• Level 3 – Excellent

For further information on the EFLG, please see document below:

Guide to the EFLG

Contact us:

Scrutiny and Equality Team
Chief Executive’s Directorate
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG

Tel: 020 7364 5347