Corporate Affairs

The Head of Corporate Affairs is Steve Evans.

Corporate Affairs covers the following services.

Communications, Marketing and Design

• The council's corporate communications strategy
• Media relations
• Social media management
• Corporate publications
• Marketing
• Graphic design
• Staff communications

Equality and Diversity

• Public sector equality duty
• Equality impact assessments
• Stonewall diversity champion
• Disability confident accreditation
• Equality training

Research and Intelligence

• Joint Strategic Needs and Asset Assessment (JSNAA)  
• Health Equity Audits / Health Needs Assessments / Health Impact Assessments
• Durham Insight - a range of shared intelligence for County Durham to underpin strategic decision making
• Census and statistical information including population and demographics

Strategic Planning and Performance

• Corporate strategy
• Council and service planning
• Performance reporting
• Business intelligence approach
• Data analysis
• External inspection support and challenge
• Government policy and consultation updates

Transformation

• Investment in technology
• Service re-design
• Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) project support
• Smarter working
• Strategic staff sites

Data and intelligence

• Corporate data strategy
• Master data management and data engineering
• Production of data products and reports, including statutory returns
• Data visualisations and developments
• Business applications and associated systems administration / implementation
• Information governance, GDPR and data protection
• Development of business intelligence and data science

Partnerships and community engagement

• County Durham Vision
• Coordination and governance of the County Durham Partnership
• Wider partnership working and networking to support service transformation and improve outcomes in County Durham
• Consultation and engagement
• Community buildings and asset transfer programme
• Local Authority Prevent Duty