COUNTY

CURRENT LEVEL

AIM

Bedfordshire

Not at 3

Probably at 1 - mixed picture

5 "at earliest opportunity"

Buckinghamshire

2

3 by end of next year

Cambridgeshire

CRE 3

Done Race Equality Scheme, not yet assessed against new standard

Cheshire

Cornwall

1 by March 03

Cumbria

CRE 1

Not yet assessed against new standard - hoping to achieve level 1 or 2 of New LG Equality Standard by 2004. The newly appointed EO officer is currently reviewing equality polices, procedures and practices across the county.

Derbyshire

At CRE 2 but Equality Standard 1

5 by 07

Devon

Level One by the end of the current financial year

Begin work on Level Two in the next financial year.

Dorset

CRE 1 with bits of levels 2 and 3

Equality Standard 1 by Oct 02; level 2 by April 03

Durham

Currently at level 1 of the CRE standard.

Working towards being at level 1 of the Equalities Standard by March 2003 and to level 4 by 2005.

East Sussex

None stated

CRE Level 2 by March 2003, then annual progress at one level each year to level 5

Essex

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

CRE 2 - Equality Standard 1

Cycle of continuous improvement rather than a progressive set of levels as the CRE was

2 by 03/04

5 by 06/07

Hertfordshire

Reached level 3 of the CRE Standard. As recommended by the Employers Organisation we are starting again at level one of the new equality Standard. We have recently conducted our self assessment and have now reached level one.

Our target is to get to level two by April 2004.

Isle of Wight

0

1 by 04/05

5 by 07

Kent

2

3 by 04

external consultants - baseline assessment of where they are re standard + action plan to get to level 5

Lead officers = 2^nd tier managers for all directorates

Lancashire

Nearly level 1, and most elements are in place for level 2 (need Equal Pay Policy) with regular advancements thereafter

2 by 04

Leicestershire

CRE 2

Not yet assessed against Equality Standard

Lincolnshire

1

Appointing an officer to move it on

Norfolk

CRE 2, Equality Standard 1

2 by March 03

Northampton

CRE Standards Audit to level 1. We have produced a race equality scheme

Seeking to introduce the Equality Standard for next year.

Northumberland

Level 1 in next 12 months

5 by 2010

North Yorkshire

Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

Level 3 in CRE Standards

To achieve Level 2 in Equality Standards by May 2003 and Level 3 the following year.

Shropshire

Claimed 2 in BVPP

Checked and found had slipped; now working to get back to 2

Somerset

Currently level 1 of the Equality Standard anticipate level 2 by May 03 lining up with Race Equality Scheme Review

Target level 3 by 2004/5

Anticipate external review process to be put in place for 2004.

Staffordshire

Level 2 anticipated March 2003

Level 3 by 2004/05

Suffolk

CRE 1 (close to 2)

Equality Standard 1 by 03;

2 by 04

Surrey

Achieved level 1

Endeavouring to reach level 2 by April 2003 and level 3 by April 2004.

Warwickshire

CRE 2 (Dec 01)

At least 12 months to get to level 2 of Equality Standard

West Sussex

CRE 2

Standard 2 by March 03

Wiltshire

Worcestershire