Bracknell Forest Council has successfully met the Achieving Level of the Equality Framework which helps local authorities improve their performance on equality and diversity.
Outside reviewers spent two days at Bracknell council, on July 1 and 2, in interviews and group sessions with managers, employees, councillors and partners.
The reviewers praised the council’s excellent work in meeting the needs of specific communities, including people with disabilities and the Nepali community, its efforts to build community cohesion and its strong culture of partnership working and engagement with the community and voluntary sector.
Cllr Paul Bettison, leader of the Bracknell council, said: "I want to express my thanks to all our staff for working so hard to provide fair and accessible services and ensuring everyone in the borough has the opportunity to thrive.
"Equalities is an ethos, it is the way that we do things here, and it is fundamental to providing excellent customer services. Gaining the Achieving Level of the Framework is not the end goal, we must continue to make improvements to the way we provide services to our diverse community, but it does mark a significant step in our journey of improvement."
Bracknell Forest Council