Leicester City Council's Learning Disability Service

Leicester City’s Learning Disability Service strives to ensure it is meeting the needs of Leicester’s diverse communities and cultures – approximately 40% of people using services are from an ethnic minority background.

The Chief Executive’s Office has recently appointed Irene Kszyk to the new post of ‘Corporate Head of Equalities’ for the City Council and Sukhi Biring is the Service Equality Officer for Adults and Older People. Irene’s team are very keen to work with and support the Learning Disability Service. Some action points from the Learning Disability Plan have been included in the City Council’s ‘Disability Equality Scheme’ Action Plan.

Sukhi was part of the team, from Leicester, that took part in the second Valuing People Leadership Programme on Ethnicity. The management team has enjoyed and welcomed Sukhi’s active involvement in various aspects of the Learning Disability Service, including ‘Quality Assurances Cases Panels’ within which equality and ethnicity are major strands. The service is currently refreshing it’s Quality Assurance Framework and Service Plan and the Service Plan and Partnership Board will undergo an Equality Impact Assessment later this year. Sukhi will support and inform all the processes.


Yasmin Surti
Valuing People Officer
Tel: 0116 225 4775