Reducing rural isolation and improving access to services Ensure that consideration is Departments From 2017 -18 Wherever possible given within equality impact decisions about Council assessments to the needs services support life in rural of people in rural areas communities. Sustain public and voluntary Economy, Environment & Ongoing Public transport in rural transport in rural areas Transport areas is meeting the needs of people without their own forms of transport and helping to sustain life in rural communities. Create safe communities for everyone Continue to work with Commissioning, Ongoing Improved reporting of partners to respond Communities & Policy incidents. effectively to domestic Victims receive the support violence, hate crime and they need. other forms of abuse or hatred There are active programmes to help perpetrators change their behaviour.
Reducing rural isolation and improving access to services Ensure that consideration is given within equality impact assessments to the needs of people in rural areas Departments From 2017 -18 Wherever possible decisions about Council services support life in rural communities. Sustain public and voluntary transport in rural areas Economy, Environment & Transport Ongoing Public transport in rural areas is meeting the needs of people without their own forms of transport and helping to sustain life in rural communities. Create safe communities for everyone Continue to work with partners to respond effectively to domestic violence, hate crime and other forms of abuse or hatred Commissioning, Communities & Policy Ongoing Improved reporting of incidents. Victims receive the support they need. There are active programmes to help perpetrators change their behaviour.
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