Flags not on County Hall's new approved list

A report introducing the new flags policy revealed that it had been shared with "staff networks" within the county council for their feedback - and their responses had questioned "to what extent the removal of campaign flags signifies the county council's removal of support for specific groups/causes".

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The document stated: "Whilst this perception is acknowledged, the purpose of the proposed changes is to simplify the council's policy and encourage a shared identity - and should not be taken as indicating the council's position in relation to individual causes or campaigns."

However, the potential effect on certain groups of some flags being removed from the county council's approved list was also raised in an equality impact assessment undertaken as part of the drafting of the new policy.