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NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY

NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY. Jon Bright Head of Implementation Neighbourhood Renewal Unit Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Tel : 0207 944 3784 Email : jon.bright@odpm.gsi.gov.uk Web : www.neighbourhood.gov.uk. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY

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  1. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY Jon Bright Head of Implementation Neighbourhood Renewal Unit Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Tel: 0207 944 3784 Email: jon.bright@odpm.gsi.gov.uk Web: www.neighbourhood.gov.uk

  2. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • Two long term goals: • lower worklessness and crime, better health, skills, housing and the physical environment • narrow the gap between the most deprived areas and the rest

  3. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • What’s gone wrong before……….. • Lack of Government attention to poor neighbourhoods • Lack of community engagement • Weakness of regeneration/ partnership work: • lack of engagement by service providers • failure to do “what works” • no link between problems - actions - results • poor design and implementation of plans • Skills and knowledge shortage • Failure to deliver results quickly

  4. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • Departments set “floor” targets, agree delivery plans and ask local agencies to deliver targets and support NR • Neighbourhood Renewal Fund allocated to 88 most deprived LA districts. 26 to receive extra £175m in 04/05 • Government Offices promote Departments’ plans, support LSPs and oversee local NR strategies • LSPs appoint delivery team, co-ordinate delivery of NR strategy and work with community networks • Local thematic partnerships work closely with LSPs • Neighbourhood / ward partnerships prepare Action Plans

  5. Government Departments (Floor Targets) Neighbourhood Renewal Unit Government Offices Local Strategic Partnership Local Service Providers e.g. Police, LAs, schools Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy (floor & other NR targets) Community Networks LSP Delivery Team Neighbourhood Partnerships Neighbourhood Action Plans Neighbourhood Co-ordinators / Managers

  6. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL Key principle: “Mainstreaming” Neighbourhood Renewal Fund 2% • In the past, regeneration involved a modest amount of money for a small number of areas for a limited period of time. Often, it helped shore up poor public services. • The Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy aims to improve the performance of public services so a lasting improvement is made in all disadvantaged neighbourhoods Mainstream LA Funding 98%

  7. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL • “Mainstreaming” involves changes to • policies • resource allocation • how services are provided • how services are accessed • target setting • So services in poor neighbourhoods are improved, an • impact made on problems and the gap between the worst • and average narrowed.

  8. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY Mainstreaming - examples TopicLocationResult Maternal health Castle Vale, Birmingham Reduction in child deaths Policing High crime neighbourhoods, Reduction in crime and fear West Midlands of crime Jobs In 88 areas: outreach JCP More support for unemployed. staff in priority neighbourhoods Reduced worklessness Environment Bristol: street services Improved services. Fewer re-engineered. Southampton abandoned cars. More operation clean sweep in frequent refuse collection. priority zones Cleaner environment

  9. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • Government - strengthen departments’ support for NR • LSPs - introduce performance management • LSPs - include national and local targets in NR strategies • LSPs - create delivery team • LSPs - think about Neighbourhood Management • LSPs - prioritise liveability: clean, safe & well managed • LSPs - build capacity: analytic, planning, delivery • LSPs and Community Networks - work up protocols • Communities - set up neighbourhood partnerships / boards • Communities - hold service providers to account

  10. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • LSPs - Performance Management • 2001 / 2003 : setting up and preparing strategies • 2003 : move to implementation and performance management • Performance management will enable LSPs to: - monitor delivery of floor and local targets - assess plausibility of strategies - engage in improvement planning - hold partner organisations to account • LSPs use own system or adopt NRU model • Complete performance review by April 04

  11. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • Neighbourhood Management • Identify priority neighbourhoods • Secure support of service deliverers • Use NRF as incentive / performance reward fund • Mesh floor, LPSA and local targets • Create Neighbourhood Management Board • Appoint neighbourhood manager / delivery agent • Prepare neighbourhood plan •  • Focus on “clean, safe, well managed” • Neighbourhood Wardens often crucial • Youth provision often crucial

  12. NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY • Tools for the job: • Delivery toolkit • Neighbourhood statistics • Renewal.net • Neighbourhood Renewal Advisors • Analytic capacity • Skills programme • Floor target interactive website • Support from Government Offices and NRU

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