Respect & community cohesion

Community cohesion is about focusing on what we have in common and how everyone can contribute to Manchester - people who are newly-arrived as well as those who have always lived here.

We can use the diversity of Manchester to help people from different backgrounds get on well with each other - in work, in education, in neighbourhoods and through local community and voluntary groups. People may come from different backgrounds but they should have the same opportunities to benefit from the city's success.

We want Manchester people to understand the contribution they as individuals and their communities make to the city and their neighbourhood. We want people to respect themselves, their neighbours and their neighbourhood; and to trust local institutions to treat them fairly and openly.

Key issues

The outcomes from this workstream will contribute directly to priorities in the city’s housing strategy and community strategy.

Our aims are to deliver:

  • the outcomes in the Respect Agenda and Community Cohesion
  • the relevant parts of the MSHP action plan