Decision - Accessible City Strategy 2023-2028

Brighton and Hove Equalities, Community Safety & Human Rights Committee Decided 11 Jul 2023 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Equalities, Community Safety & Human Rights Committee

Report author

Chris Brown

Published

11 Jul 2023

Reference

6977

As published

the council's own words, unedited

RESOLVED: 1. That committee recommends the Accessible City Strategy for approval to the Strategy, Finance and City Regeneration Committee.

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The strategy sets out Brighton and Hove City Council’s five-year plan to make council services, employment, public spaces and the wider city more accessible and inclusive for disabled people. It prioritises engagement, data, and policy and practice, with actions across all five council directorates and ongoing oversight from disabled people’s organisations and community groups.

Recommendation

Adopt and implement the Brighton and Hove Accessible City Strategy 2023–2028, including its council-wide and directorate-level priority actions, detailed action plans, consultation arrangements and monitoring framework.

Financial impact

No specific financial impact for the strategy is stated. The document notes existing HRA rents and service charges of £63.9m per year, a capital programme of around £29.8m per year, and a proposed £270m investment pipeline in new homes over three years.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Equality, Community Safety and Human Rights Committee

Stakeholders named

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Disabled people and people with access requirementsDisabled people’s organisationsDisabled residents, service users, customers, visitors and tenantsDisability PanelWider Reference GroupDeaf and hard of hearing communitiesNeurodivergent peoplePeople with learning disabilitiesDisabled staff and carersBlack and Racially Minoritised communitiesLGBTQIA+ communitiesOlder people and people with dementiaChildren and young people with special educational needs and disabilitiesFamilies and carersCouncil staff and councillorsCommunity and voluntary sector organisationsStatutory partners and commissioned providersBusinesses and transport operators

Next steps

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Develop detailed SMART action plans across the five-year strategy period.
Implement the three council-wide priority actions on engagement, data, and policy and practice.
Deliver directorate-level priority actions across the five council directorates.
Review and update action plans annually.
Monitor progress through quarterly internal performance management.
Report key progress, barriers and highlights to the Disability Panel, Wider Reference Group, Equality, Community Safety and Human Rights Committee and City’s Equality and Inclusion Partnership.
Continue consultation and co-production with disabled people and disabled people’s organisations.

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