All partners commit to a requirement for rural impact to be visible & evidenced in business cases and equality/health impact assessments. Report exceptions and mitigations to the Board to monitor progress
Page 16 Approve the Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) Rural Proofing checklist • test it on 3 live decisions/ policies/places refine & make it standard in all policy development & service design & delivery aiming to provide a service for people living in a rural community
Always Ask: Who is furthest from the service?
First 100 days:
Is there public transport? What does the journey cost? What happens without a car?
What happens without broadband?
What happens for people who need
face-to-face support?
ASK 1 | Make rural proofing routine - Systemic embedding of rural proofing of all strategies, commissioning, service delivery redesign & investment decisions