This document summarizes the presenter's observations from peer reviewing four councils on their progress towards level 3 of the Equality Standard. Some common strengths included clear corporate commitment to equalities, frontline staff addressing equalities in practical ways, and innovative practices. Common areas for improvement included developing equality impact assessments with community input, inconsistent progress across departments, difficulty evidencing achievements, and lack of future planning with partners. The presenter recommends councils focus on telling their equalities journey with evidence and consider a single equalities scheme over multiple plans.