Each year, all Local Authorities in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber are invited to renew their membership of Inclusion North.
Find out who our current members are here.
If your area is currently not a member, please contact us to talk about membership costs and benefits.
We can tailor membership to suit your needs and bring lots of ideas around the work that could be done to address local priorities.
Membership is available at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. These offer flexible ways to work together, based on your local priorities, ambitions
and capacity for change.
Each membership tier includes:
- A dedicated Inclusion North lead to build a trusted relationship.
- Access to regional expertise and leadership rooted in lived experience.
- Core member benefits such as policy updates, networking opportunities and training discounts.
- Support that reflects CQC priorities, human rights and inclusive, co-produced practice.
- Members can also choose from a range of bolt-on options to deepen their impact. These include project delivery, training and strategic facilitation.
Bronze membership is ideal for areas that want to stay informed, build relationships and take practical first steps to improve inclusion. This tier
focuses on connection, shared learning and strategic advice, with less emphasis on delivery.
Examples of what Bronze members often do:
- Join regular membership meetings to share learning and priorities.
- Host or co-host advisory or working groups.
- Awareness workshops.
- Review current systems to make them more person-centred.
- Explore inclusive commissioning or safeguarding approaches.
- Access tailored advice and signposting to resources.
Silver members build on the bronze package and work with Inclusion North to deliver meaningful, locally driven change. This tier is ideal for areas
focusing on improving inclusive practice, strengthening community voiceand embedding co-production in service design and delivery.
Examples of what Silver members often do:
- All the benefits of bronze membership
- Develop accessible information and engagement tools.
- Facilitate feedback from people with a learning disability, autistic people and family carers.
- Audit and review systems for inclusive and person-centred practice.
- Support co-production in service design or commissioning.
- Strengthen safeguarding engagement and feedback routes.
Gold members get all the benefits of a bronze and silver membership and work closely with Inclusion North to deliver ambitious, high-impact work. This
tier is ideal for areas that want to lead on inclusion, shape strategy and drive system improvement. It also supports collaboration across member areas to
deliver bigger, shared priorities.
Examples of what Gold members often do:
- All the benefits of bronze and silver membership.
- Develop a co-production framework.
- Create accessible information and communication tools.
- Write or refresh a Learning Disability or Autism Strategy.
- Facilitate and strengthen partnership boards or advisory groups.
- Carry out voice-centred research on community needs.
- Pilot new approaches and collaborate regionally through pooled membership.
