• 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