Housing is a fundamental determinant of health and wellbeing. Access to suitable housing and accommodation, combined with the right support, enables people to live independently, maintain their quality of life, and reduce the risk of preventable crises or increasing care needs. Although Essex County Council (ECC) is not a Housing Authority, it is a key strategic partner in shaping the supported...
This dataset contains the minutes of recent meetings of the Data Ethics Committee. What is the purpose of the Data Ethics Committee? The Data Ethics Committee is made up of colleagues - both retired and currently working - who bring a wide range of experience in data and ethics from across different organisations. Volunteering their time, they come together to independently review projects...
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation in England. It is part of the Indices of Deprivation (IoD), which look at different aspects of disadvantage. IMD uses a well-established method to define deprivation broadly, covering many areas of life such as income, employment, health, education, housing, and living environment. The IMD 2025 initial report highlights...
Introduction On behalf of all 15 local authorities across Greater Essex, Essex County Council commissioned The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to conduct research with Greater Essex residents to support the evidence gathering process used to inform the business cases for LGR in Greater Essex. The research was exploratory and gathered an in-depth understanding of the views of a representative cross-section...
The Annual plan 2022 to 2023 (PDF, 18.06MB) sets out how we will deliver on our vision of Renewal, Equality and Ambition for Essex. It details the budget, resources and investment plan that will allow us to fulfil our strategic aims this year.
Our People Plan is our new workforce strategy which will define how we will continue to build the capability, skills and culture we need for our workforce of the future.
District Profiles and Specialist Topic Reports
This documents ECC's performance against the goals set out in our organisation strategy, for the 2019/2020 financial year. The data in the report is published in the various statutory returns we provide to central government organisations. This report, along with supporting documents, can also be found on essex.gov.uk.
Local authorities in Greater Essex are exploring options for unitarization and the development of Combined Authority/Authorities in response to the Government’s invitations for local government reform. This document sets out the engagement protocol for all partners involved, in relation to Data and Communications.