What does good design and delivery of local public services to better meet the needs of those from different ethnic backgrounds look like?
Background
Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Inequalities between different groups in society can be created and maintained by public services such as healthcare, education and local government. Discrimination within these services results in poorer access to servi...
Funded by: GCRF
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to establish partnerships between communities, organizations, policymakers, and academics to challenge the status quo and give marginalized communities a voice in public service planning and decision-making, which aligns with the goal of improving the design and delivery of local public services for different ethnic backgrounds.
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Socially Inclusive Cities
There is increasing awareness that across the world some groups in society are being excluded from opportunities while other groups enjoy unfair advantages. This unjust state of affairs appears to be getting worse rather...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on how research can help reduce inequalities faced by minority ethnic and religious groups in public services, which directly addresses the question of improving the design and delivery of local public services for different ethnic backgrounds.
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The Living Roots Project: Building a community asset and research consortium in Ealing, West London to address health equity
This grant will support the scoping and formation of a 'community asset and research partnership' to build a 'living roots bridge' that brings together and explores community and public health linkages within the North W...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses health equity and health inequities related to intersecting social determinants, which is relevant to the broader goal of improving the design and delivery of local public services for different ethnic backgrounds, although it does not directly focus on public services.