THE West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has strengthened its commitment to improving the quality of life for all of the region’s different communities by signing the Faith Covenant.
The Faith Covenant is a joint commitment by faith communities, local authorities and other stakeholders to a set of principles that promote open, practical working on all levels.
Signed by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and WMCA chair, the covenant commits the WMCA to working even more collaboratively and consistently with diverse faith communities to deliver a better connected, more prosperous, fairer, greener, and healthier region.
The signing took place at an event at Walsall College where the leaders of Sandwell and Walsall councils also added their names, with Dudley committing to doing so.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Coventry have already signed the covenant.
Mr Street said: “Ensuring that all communities have a strong voice helps us to achieve our vision of a fairer, healthier and more prosperous West Midlands.
“Thanks to our Faith Strategic Partnership Group and more recently by becoming the first combined authority in the country to sign the Faith Covenant, efforts are already very much under way to further strengthen inter-faith interactions.”
Visit faithandsociety.org/covenant/ for more information.
