We want to create an environment of inclusion at BCP Council, where all colleagues who work for us feel respected, valued, listened to and safe; where we recognise diversity and the added value it brings.

Our Staff Network Groups provide a safe space to raise work-related issues that may impact colleagues working around the council, and to discuss what the council – as a major employer and community leader - can do to improve everyone's experience of working for BCP Council.

The main aims of our Staff Network Groups are to:

• provide a safe space for discussion of issues
• help to raise awareness of issues within the wider organisation
• provide support for individual colleagues who may be facing challenges at work
• offer a collective voice for colleagues to senior leadership