Meeting of the Cabinet 19 Th September 2006

Meeting of the Cabinet 19 th September 2006

Report of the Assistant Director Community Regeneration and Strategic Development

COMMUNITIES FIRST: INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS

Purpose of Report

1. To seek approval from Cabinet for a working group to be established to put together a proposal for 4 additional areas to be included in the Communities First Programme in Bridgend. This is in light of the publication of the 2005 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) and as requested by the Welsh Assembly Government.

Background

2. The Communities First Programme was launched in Wales in 2002 and the areas included were the top 100 Electoral Divisions in the 2000 WIMD. In addition, 32 sub-pockets of deprivation were included in the Communities First Programme and 10 communities of interest.

3. In the 2000 WIMD the areas of Bridgend that ranked in the 100 most deprived areas were the wards of: Betws; Blackmill; Llangeinor; and Caerau (the 2000 Electoral Division of Caerau, not including Nantyffyllon). These wards were therefore granted Communities First status and are existing Communities First areas.

4. The 2005 WIMD was published in October 2005. This was done at a more local geographical level of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), of which there are 1896 in Wales. As a measure of deprivation the top 10% (190) of these areas are classed as the most deprived in Wales. Appendix A shows the main observations from 2005 WIMD for Bridgend.

5. The 2005 WIMD has highlighted areas of deprivation that were not included in the original Communities First proposals and some existing Communities First areas do not appear in the 10% most deprived.

6. In light of the impact of the new index, the Welsh Assembly Government consulted with partnerships and stakeholders on the future of the Communities First Programme. Following the consultation, the Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration has announced that existing areas will remain Communities First areas and proposals have been invited to include additional areas in the programme if they fall within the top 10% of the most deprived LSOAs.

7. Appendix B shows the ranking of the Bridgend wards as they rank in Wales in the 2005 WIMD. All parts of the existing Communities First areas of: Bettws; Caerau 1,2, and 3; and Blackmill 1 and 2 are in the 10% most deprived areas of Wales. The existing Communities First area of 1

Llangeinor is ranked as 488 th most deprived area of Wales. The areas that are now in the top 10% are: a. Cornelly 4, part of the Marlas Estate in Cornelly – ranked as 100 th in Wales b. Morfa 2, part of the Wildmill Estate – ranked as 129 th in Wales c. Brackla 3, the area of predominantly social housing in Brackla – ranked as 145 th in Wales d. Sarn 1, the Bryncwils area of Sarn – ranked as 174 th in Wales

Proposal

8. It is proposed that a Partnership Task and Finish group be set up to develop an application, on behalf of BCBC, for including the above and surrounding areas where appropriate, in the Communities First Programme.

9. It is proposed that the task and finish group should be co-ordinated by the Assistant Director for Community Regeneration and Strategic Development and should initially include the Local Authority, Valleys to Coast, BAVO, Bridgend Local Health Board and South Wales Police. The membership of the group may expand to include other key stakeholders.

10. Applications for additional areas must be submitted to the Welsh Assembly by 30 th March 2007 and therefore the groups should be established as soon as possible.

Recommendation

11. That the Assistant Director Community Regeneration and Strategic Development be authorised to set up a task and finish group to develop an application, on behalf of BCBC, to include 4 additional areas of Bridgend in the Communities First Programme.

Louise Fradd Assistant Director Community Regeneration and Strategic Development

Contact Officer: Louise Fradd – Assistant Director for Community Regeneration and Strategic Development Tel: 01656 643380, e-mail: [email protected]

Background Papers 1. Letter from Edwina Hart AM, re: Communities First Programme: the impact of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005, dated 1 st August 2006. 2. WIMD 2006

Appendix A

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 Main Observations From C1st Bridgend

• The 2005 index and the 2000 index cannot be compared because of the different indicators that have been used to compile the index and the different geographical levels at which they have been compiled.

• While the LSOA’s have been ranked, please note that just because one could be ranked 5 th and another ranked 25 th this does not mean they are five times more or less deprived than each other.

• The information is comparable with 2001 Census information.

• The 2005 index has been compiled at Lower Level Super Output Area – these are areas of approximately 500 -1,500 population

• Caerau 1 (Caerau Park and Tudor Estate) is the most deprived part of Bridgend County Borough, ranked 35 out of 1,896 in Wales.

• Brackla 7 (area off St Michaels Way) is the least deprived part of Bridgend County Borough, ranked 1,802 out of 1,896 in Wales.

• The areas of Bridgend in the top 10% of most deprived wards in Wales are as follows. These areas make up 12% of Bridgend’s Lower Super Output areas, the geography at which the index is set: o Caerau 1 (Caerau Park and Tudor Estate) o Betws o Caerau 2 (Blaencaerau and Caerau Road) o Cornelly 4 (Part of Marlas Estate) o Morfa 2 (Part of Wildmill) o Brackla 3 (Brackla Meadows, formerly known as Area M) o Caerau 3 (South East Caerau) o Blackmill 2 (Blackmill, Glyn Llan, Lewistown and Pantyrawel) o Sarn 1 (Bryncwils area) o Blackmill 1 (Glyn Ogwr and Evanstown)

• Llangeinor, a Communities First area, ranks 27 th in Bridgend and 488 th in Wales. This means that it is in the 20%-30% of most deprived areas in Wales, where 0-10% are the most deprived.

• Brackla 2 (North Brackla in front of Brackla Industrial Estate – not social housing) is emerging as an area of concern since it ranks as one of the least deprived areas in all domains except for health where it ranks as 97 th most deprived area in Wales. Surrounding areas rank 185 th and 1,356 th .

• Housing is not emerging as an issue in the new Index but the areas appearing high on the overall index correlate with areas of social housing.

• It is felt that some of the areas scoring high on health may correlate with an elderly population (including residential homes for the elderly in an area).

• The physical environment domain refers to air quality and emissions and proximity to waste disposal sites, floodplains and industrial sources.

• The revision to the Employment domain including claimants of unemployment benefits has not made many great changes to the overall index. Although positioning has changed slightly the top ten most deprived wards in Bridgend have remained the same. Newcastle 3 saw the biggest drop in ranking by 64 places to 1,389 th while Sarn 2 saw an rise of 62 places to 790 th

Appendix B Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 Summary for Bridgend- Rank in Wales (out of 1896 areas)

Rank in Bridgend - Area name overall Overall Index Income Employment Health Education Access to services Housing Physical Environment Caerau 1 1 35 89 49 121 6 970 628 1103 Bettws 2 62 60 93 50 142 671 1012 1378 Caerau 2 3 66 149 39 127 72 1029 359 1355 Cornelly 4 4 100 94 70 677 135 1324 363 229 Morfa 2 5 129 130 227 70 352 946 1076 165 Brackla 3 6 145 95 186 185 443 884 1581 404 Caerau 3 7 166 259 122 232 160 1183 838 1355 Blackmill 2 8 167 416 388 89 48 413 709 1540 Sarn 1 9 174 324 118 151 239 1161 477 1334 Blackmill 1 10 186 358 167 271 140 450 429 1810 Caerau 4 11 240 364 151 212 299 1028 1133 1139 Ynysawdre 1 12 272 318 238 94 953 1102 1046 289 Nant-y-moel 1 13 315 456 258 223 291 1050 1119 935 Maesteg East 2 14 327 493 264 207 410 540 1328 1004 Pyle 2 15 338 210 365 992 251 1667 546 169 Bryncoch 16 360 368 486 328 271 1162 157 1105 Cornelly 1 17 361 337 336 383 482 852 377 1080 Pyle 5 18 363 382 385 379 355 1667 568 123 Maesteg West 4 19 401 562 308 285 503 733 1178 482 Porthcawl East Central 1 20 408 353 292 331 778 1075 441 1524 Felindre 1 21 427 371 553 564 394 824 481 225 Maesteg West 3 22 429 352 382 820 419 314 1607 1166 Morfa 3 23 438 388 276 672 678 1153 1074 260

Maesteg East 1 24 442 618 370 141 612 1667 783 592 Newcastle 1 25 457 224 282 1202 776 1215 655 1157 Maesteg West 2 26 483 649 437 176 555 1667 850 555 Llangeinor 27 488 765 283 373 564 520 1502 1421 Cornelly 2 28 537 879 866 83 713 509 954 498 Morfa 1 29 541 597 686 228 669 1209 412 408 Nant-y-moel 2 30 560 839 578 203 430 1667 1302 248 Pyle 3 31 578 594 676 878 453 1127 869 25 Oldcastle 1 32 587 415 479 517 1103 1667 288 745 Pontycymmer 1 33 590 679 611 157 562 1667 831 1703 Ogmore Vale 2 34 598 643 357 948 524 1211 921 509 Porthcawl East Central 2 35 608 582 433 544 782 896 703 1506 Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 3 36 627 528 516 635 852 1083 298 1578

Pontycymmer 2 37 649 964 462 219 605 1667 1111 1598 Porthcawl West Central 1 38 653 521 359 473 1301 1667 947 1736

Cefn Cribwr 39 660 653 524 713 733 468 1335 1451 Pyle 4 40 696 682 610 375 890 1107 1376 684 Hendre 2 41 727 656 656 1101 638 698 479 1180 Brackla 2 42 733 1033 1109 97 1230 1132 675 297 Ynysawdre 2 43 749 1038 951 268 838 555 1230 467 Llangynwyd 2 44 757 743 539 851 797 747 1113 1187 Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd 1 45 761 626 736 573 743 841 1572 1476

Sarn 2 46 790 1067 445 907 586 873 1351 1180 Cornelly 3 47 800 673 742 1270 593 1142 1068 295

Blaengarw 48 871 826 570 1052 597 1105 1221 1829 Bryncethin 49 893 1357 1221 214 1043 366 1457 694 Caerau 5 50 934 1040 832 844 337 1180 1430 1577 Aberkenfig 51 959 1208 846 1267 760 484 1172 183 Cefn Glas 52 999 745 867 884 962 905 1126 1459 Maesteg East 3 53 1009 1235 600 1218 785 742 1109 834 Penprysg 1 54 1100 1108 1060 663 986 669 1612 947 Ogmore Vale 1 55 1113 1002 805 1176 753 1355 1733 596 Felindre 2 56 1116 1461 1206 315 1448 1015 1671 144 Penprysg 2 57 1130 1484 1313 499 1124 364 1266 678 Coychurch Lower 58 1143 1563 1154 448 1527 522 1879 203 Brackla 1 59 1147 956 1235 899 1156 918 608 543

Newton 1 60 1164 1409 892 1424 1743 81 1677 1184 Pendre 61 1204 1046 994 1691 819 935 1338 407 Pyle 1 62 1287 1420 1183 1275 1042 819 1800 93 Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 2 63 1288 1710 1512 345 1712 321 1584 939 Newton 2 64 1289 1096 1052 732 1710 681 1648 1347

Llangynwyd 1 65 1342 1520 1140 1166 1447 304 1683 614 Maesteg West 1 66 1360 1376 745 1014 1255 1374 1536 1299 Newcastle 3 67 1389 1224 979 1510 1451 1300 1162 213 Brackla 6 68 1401 1444 1626 579 1584 888 1189 224 Pen-y-fai 69 1415 1791 1269 510 1816 374 1790 1094 Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 1 70 1463 1435 1367 846 1734 319 1862 1444 Brackla 4 71 1471 1169 1215 1308 1241 1365 1597 400

Brackla 5 72 1493 1641 1543 785 1487 820 1398 232 Newcastle 2 73 1535 224 945 1517 1656 1025 1823 1227

Porthcawl West Central 2 74 1553 1160 971 1376 1760 1319 1247 1487 Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd 2 75 1567 1410 1274 1296 1110 925 1419 1489

Coity 76 1588 1707 1604 1257 1696 241 1819 756

Oldcastle 3 77 1595 1518 1447 1108 1679 723 1665 479 Nottage 1 78 1643 1543 1388 951 1789 632 1822 1673 Nottage 2 79 1644 1303 1266 1562 1714 673 1626 1584 Rest Bay 1 80 1691 1697 1267 1498 1766 469 1891 1615 Rest Bay 2 81 1693 1487 1719 1279 1815 390 1872 1494 Hendre 1 82 1741 1660 1477 1393 1577 793 1806 1448 Oldcastle 2 83 1765 1642 1835 1488 1835 667 1603 696 Litchard 84 1797 1844 1603 1530 1678 967 1749 712 Brackla 7 85 1802 1855 1776 1356 1853 832 1884 583

Key – where 1 = most deprived out of 1896: 1 to 190 (10%) 191 to 380 (10%) 381 to 570 (10%) 571 to 950 (20%) 951 to 1896 (50%)

Background Paper 1 Edwina Hart AM MBE Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration Weinidog dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol ac Adfywio

Our Ref: MB/EH/0589/06 Your Ref:

Communities First Partnerships and Co -ordinators Cardiff Bay Cardiff CF99 1NA Local Authorities Switchboard: 029 2082 5111 Fax: 029 2089 8131 County Voluntary Councils Email: [email protected] Grant Recipient Bodies Bae Caerdydd Welsh Local Government Association Caerdydd CF99 1NA Wales Council for Voluntary Action Switsfwrdd: 029 2082 5111 Ffacs: 029 2089 8131 Ebost: [email protected]

1 August 2006

Dear Sir / Madam

Communities First Programme: the impact of the revised Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005

I am writing to set out the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposals for taking forward the impact of the revised Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 on the Communities First Programme. The proposals have emerged from a process which involved consultation with Communities First Partnerships, views submitted by stakeholders. The issues were also discussed at the Social Justice and Regeneration Committee on 6 July 2006.

Consultation Findings

I wrote to all Communities First Partnerships last December, inviting their views on how the revised Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2005 might impact on the Communities First Programme. Some 55 responses were received. Most responses were from Communities First Partnerships; a number of other organisations (Local Authorities and county voluntary councils mainly) also volunteered comments. The responses have been analysed.

The resounding opinion of those who responded to the consultation is that all the areas identified and included in Communities First at the outset should remain in the Programme, regardless of their new ranking on the WIMD 2005. In addition, the majority opinion was that if any new areas were brought into the Communities First Programme, it should not be to the detriment of existing areas.

Existing Communities First areas

The evidence submitted reinforces the view of the Assembly Government that Communities First is a long-term commitment to areas which have experienced disadvantage and deprivation for many years. Accordingly, I confirm that all existing Communities First areas will remain in the Programme.

Areas of deprivation not currently in the Communities First Programme

We have also considered whether the Communities First Programme should be expanded to include those areas identified as highly deprived according to the WIMD 2005 but which were not included among the original Communities First areas. The WIMD 2005 divides Wales into 1,896 areas, called Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). In considering whether or not there should be any expansion of the Communities First Programme, my focus has been on the top 10% of deprived areas (ie LSOAs ranked 1-190) – as identified on the Overall Index.

We have identified 46 LSOAs across Wales which are in the top 10% of deprived areas but are not covered by the Communities First Programme. The 46 LSOAs are listed at Appendix 1 to this letter.

The key conclusion from the consultations and our analyses is that applications should be invited for the 46 LSOAs to be admitted to the Programme. This letter invites stakeholders in the 46 LSOAs to work together to devise and present applications for their areas. The detail of the application process is set out in Appendix 2 to this letter. Applications may cover one or more of the LSOAs, but there must be an identified single lead organisation for each application.

In writing to the WCVA, I should be grateful if you would kindly circulate the document to colleagues in the various voluntary 2 sector networks which are involved in helping to take forward the Communities First Programme, including organisations involved with children and young people and older people.

Stakeholders should open discussions with the Assembly Government’s Communities First Regional Team for their area as soon as work begins on preparing an application. Applications must be submitted by 30 March 2007 to:

Helen Brown Communities First Policy Unit Welsh Assembly Government Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NQ (until 29 September 2006)

From 9 October 2006, applications should be sent to our new address which is:

Helen Brown Communities First Policy Unit Welsh Assembly Government Rhydycar Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UZ

Appendix 1

Areas invited to apply for inclusion in the Communities First Programme

Local Authority area LSOA Electoral division

Bridgend (4) Brackla 3 Brackla Cornelly 4 Cornelly Morfa 2 Morfa Sarn 1 Sarn

Caerphilly (2) Newbridge 2 Newbridge Penyrheol 4 Penyrheol

Cardiff (17) Adamsdown 2 Adamsdown Adamsdown 3 Adamsdown Adamsdown 5 Adamsdown Fairwater 5 Fairwater Fairwater 7 Fairwater Grangetown 4 Grangetown Llanrumney 6 Llanrumney Llanrumney 7 Llanrumney Plasnewydd 7 Plasnewydd Riverside 1 Riverside Riverside 2 Riverside Riverside 3 Riverside Rumney 5 Rumney Trowbridge 3 Trowbridge Trowbridge 4 Trowbridge Trowbridge 8 Trowbridge Trowbridge 10 Trowbridge

Carmarthenshire (1) Bigyn 4 Bigyn

Conwy (2) Glyn 2 Glyn Rhiw 3 Rhiw

Merthyr Tydfil (2) Park 3 Park Town 1 Town

Neath Port Talbot (5) Aberavon 2 Aberavon 4

Aberavon 3 Aberavon Aberavon 4 Aberavon Neath North 2 Neath North Neath South 2 Neath South

Newport (1) Malpas 2 Malpas

Rhondda Cynon Taff Abercynon 2 Abercynon (4) Cwmbach 2 Cwmbach Tonyrefail East 3 Tonyrefail East Ystrad 4 Ystrad

Swansea Morriston 5 Morriston Morriston 7 Morriston Morriston 9 Morriston St Thomas 1 St Thomas Sketty 4 Sketty

Torfaen (1) Blaenavon 2 Blaenavon

Vale of Glamorgan (1) Court 3 Court

Wrexham (1) Hermitage 2 Hermitage

Appendix 2

Applications for inclusion in the Communities First Programme

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 divides Wales into 1,896 areas, Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). There are 46 LSOAs in the top 10% of deprived areas (ie LSOAs ranked 1-190 on the Overall Index) which are not currently included in the Programme. Stakeholders are invited to submit applications for these areas to be included in the Communities First Programme. Applications may cover one or more of the LSOAs identified at Appendix 1, but stakeholders must agree amongst themselves to identify a single identified lead organisation for each submitted application.

The key evidence from the consultations on the WIMD 2005 is that applications should be pulled together using local knowledge in consultation with all key stakeholders in the given area. The Assembly Government is very clear that local communities and local stakeholders need time to consider the issues and to assess the fit of any new areas with existing community structures, including existing Communities First partnerships in their area and neighbourhood.

Application process

It is vital that all key stakeholders are involved in the process of submitting an application on how you intend to integrate the LSOAs in your area into the Communities First programme. We expect the following key stakeholders to be involved in the process (although we recognise that there may be some additional ones locally):

• Local Community Networks and principal community organisations already working in the area under consideration • Local Authority • County Voluntary Council • Existing Communities First Partnerships (if close to the area under consideration)

It would be prudent for say, the local authority and/or the county voluntary council to convene a meeting involving all the other stakeholders in the area as a starting point for considering the submission of the application.

It is important that the relevant Welsh Assembly Government Communities First Regional Team is notified as soon as possible when you are about to begin the process of pulling together an application for an area. The Regional Team will be able to offer advice and will register your notification as a first “expression of interest”. You should also ensure that the Communities First Support Network’s Generic Support Worker for your area is involved in any local discussions about applications as they can offer valuable advice.

We are very keen to ensure that the views of as many Children & Young People and Older People as possible are taken into account. Therefore, you will need to consult the local youth fora and older people’s networks to seek their views on any proposed application – and provide evidence of this.

An application must have evidence of full consultation with local residents and key local stakeholders and confirmation that they support the proposal.

Applications must have regard to the principles of Communities First as set out in the revised Communities First generic guidance (the draft version of which is currently the subject of consultation).

While there is a deadline for receipt of applications by 30 March 2007, there is no formal timetable for the various stages, as much will depend on the extent of existing community structures.