ASK 2 | Approve a shared rural intelligence approach

Ask: Rural Disadvantage cannot be fully understood through any single dataset. The Board should approve a shared approach that combines quantitative data, local intelligence and lived experience to identify communities experiencing hidden disadvantage and prioritise areas for action?

• Page Approve a shared rural intelligence approach that brings together CERI, IMD, service intelligence, local insight and lived experience to provide a more complete understanding of rural disadvantage at a very local level.
• Approve partnership mapping to identify existing activity, community assets, service provision, gaps and opportunities for collaboration.
• Support the selection of pilot place(s) to test the approach, align partners around shared priorities and evaluate impact.

First 100 days: Nominate a senior lead

Agenda Item 6

• Approve the development, testing & adoption of the Composite Exclusion Risk Index (CERI) as part of a wider rural intelligence framework to identify hidden disadvantage.