Charters are city-wide commitments to tackling certain issues or achieving specific social aims by setting standards and behaviours. They are council documents that are written by a working group made up of community representatives.

Organisations and citizens can sign up to the charters; doing so does not place any legal requirements on them. Instead, it is a voluntary action in which they commit to the principles outlined in the charter.

Bristol Deaf Health Charter:
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/bslspace/about-awp/bristol-deaf-healthcharter

The European Charter for equality of women and men in local life:
http://www.ccre.org/docs/charte_egalite_en.pdf

Charter for an Age Friendly Bristol:
http://agefriendlybristol.org.uk/age-friendly-charter

Bristol Children’s Charter:
https://news.bristol.gov.uk/news/bristol-launches-first-city-widepledge-to-children

Bristol Equality Charter:
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/people-communities/bristol-equality-charter