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APSE Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Seminar 2025

Local authorities continue to explore and review the parts they play in tackling issues around inequality, improving diversity, combating racial disparities as well as exploring strategic perspectives which can lead to improved opportunities for marginalized communities.

This seminar brings together a range of expert speakers that will be exploring steps local authorities and partners have taken and are continuing to take in carrying out, developing and supporting a diverse workforce and community at all levels, co-ordinating better dialogue, promoting equality, engaging and responding to the needs of everyone in the community as well as meeting and addressing challenges.

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Presentations

The Future of EDI: Rethinking Impact and Outcomes - Lutfur Ali, Senior Policy and Practice Adviser

West Midlands Combined Authority: Making the West Midlands and exemplary region for disabled people - Mark Fosbrook, Disability Inclusion Manager, WMCA

East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Growing the council's Disabled Staff Network - Emily Randall, Public Health Lead, Commissioning, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Swansea Ageing Well Engagement Programme: Connecting People, Building Relationships, Changing Lives - Rhys Ananicz, Ageing Well Partnership and Involvement Co-ordinator, Swansea Council

Promoting wellbeing of marginalised communities through engagement and empowerment - Alison Edwards, Acting Service Manager, St Helens Integrated Recovery Service, and Andy Bourne Volunteer, Service User Engagement Lead, Change, Grow, Live (CGL)

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.