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Manchester's State of the City Report Manchester’s State of the City Report 2011/2012 Prepared by the Manchester Partnership Issue 6: July 2012 Contents Foreword 8 2.4.1 Increasing employment and skills ...................18 2.4.2 Education ������������������������������������������������������19 1 Introduction 10 2.4.3 Living longer, healthier lives ...........................19 1.1 Context ........................................................ 10 2.5 Neighbourhoods of choice .............................19 1.2 The Manchester Partnership ......................... 10 2.5.1 Overview �������������������������������������������������������19 1.3 The Manchester Way – Manchester’s 2.5.2 Satisfaction with the local area ......................19 Community Strategy 2006–15 .........................11 2.5.3 Improving the environment ...........................19 1.3.1 Overview �������������������������������������������������������11 2.5.4 Housing 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.................. 13 3.1 Introduction and background ........................ 21 1.5.6 Public sector reform ....................................... 13 3.2 Population ..................................................... 21 1.5.7 Community Budgets ...................................... 13 3.3 Diversity and ethnicity .................................. 24 1.6 Integrated commissioning .............................14 3.4 Migration ����������������������������������������������������� 25 1.7 State of the City Report structure ...................14 3.5 Index of Multiple Deprivation ....................... 26 1.8 State of the City – set of reports .....................15 1.9 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment ..................15 4 Sustainable economic growth 31 4.1 Introduction .................................................. 31 2 Executive summary 17 4.2 Gross Value Added ........................................ 34 2.1 Introduction �������������������������������������������������� 17 4.3 Employment growth ..................................... 35 2.2 Greater Manchester Strategy and City Region ... 17 4.4 Wages in Manchester ������������������������������������ 39 2.3 Sustainable economic growth ������������������������ 17 4.5 Creative and cultural industries .....................40 2.3.1 A larger population ........................................ 17 4.6 Visitor economy ............................................ 42 2.3.2 The economy ������������������������������������������������� 17 4.7 Transport ������������������������������������������������������ 43 2.3.3 Gross Value Added .........................................18 4.7.1 Better transport networks ............................ 43 2.3.4 Employment and business growth .................18 4.7.2 Transport delivery in Manchester ������������������ 43 2.3.5 Wages in Manchester ������������������������������������18 4.7.3 Manchester’s priorities for transport ............. 43 2.3.6 Creativity and culture .....................................18 4.7.4 Progress on transport performance...............44 2.3.7 Transport ������������������������������������������������������18 4.7.5 Access to employment .................................44 2.3.8 Climate change .............................................18 4.7.6 Climate change – 2.4 Reaching full potential in education, reducing transport emissions ........................ 45 skills and employment ...................................18 4.7.7 Encouraging journeys on foot, by bike and public transport .......................... 46 4.7.8 Better transport, stronger communities ........47 4.7.9 Increasing safety and security ........................47 3 Manchester’s State of the City Report 2011/2012 4.8 Environmental Strategy Programme ............. 49 5.8.1 Male and female life expectancy gap 4.8.1 Overview ...................................................... 49 (between Manchester and England) ...............73 5.8.2 Healthier lives ................................................73 4.8.2 CO2 emissions .............................................. 49 4.8.3 Manchester: A Certain Future ....................... 49 5.8.2.1 AAACM rates male and female – actual forecast and targets ����������������������������73 4.8.4 Work over the past year �������������������������������� 49 5.8.2.2 Cancer mortality ............................................74 4.8.5 Environmental Business Pledge .....................50 5.8.2.3 Circulatory disease mortality .........................74 4.8.6 Eco-Schools ..................................................50 5.8.2.4 Mortality from suicide ....................................74 5 Reaching full potential in education, 5.8.2.5 Mortality from accidents ................................74 skills and employment 51 5.8.2.6 Rate of alcohol-related admissions .................74 5.1 Introduction ..................................................51 5.8.2.7 Alcohol misuse ...............................................74 5.2 Increasing employment and skills .................. 52 5.8.2.8 Drug misuse.................................................. 76 5.2.1 Employment ������������������������������������������������ 52 5.8.2.9 Substance misuse and families ...................... 76 5.2.2 Worklessness ................................................ 53 5.8.3 Domestic violence ......................................... 76 5.2.2.1 Child and family poverty ............................... 54 5.9 Children’s health and safety ........................... 78 5.2.2.2 Incapacity Benefit/Employment 5.9.1 Infant mortality rate ..................................... 78 and Support Allowance ................................. 54 5.9.2 Low birth weight ������������������������������������������ 78 5.2.2.3 Lone parents claiming Income Support (LPIS) ... 56 5.9.3 Under-18 conception rate .............................. 78 5.2.2.4 Jobseeker’s Allowance ................................... 56 5.9.4 Prevalence of childhood obesity ....................80 5.2.3 JSA claimant count rate in Manchester .......... 56 5.10 Mental health ...............................................80 5.2.4 Youth claimant count ....................................57 5.2.5 Long-term unemployment ............................57 6 Neighbourhoods of choice 81 5.2.6 Skills ������������������������������������������������������������� 59 6.1 Introduction �������������������������������������������������81 5.2.7 Apprenticeships ............................................ 62 6.2 Quality physical environment ........................ 82 5.3 Education attainment, attendance, 6.2.1 Satisfaction with neighbourhood ................. 82 and looked-after children .............................. 64 6.2.3 Household waste ����������������������������������������� 84 5.3.1 Overview ������������������������������������������������������ 64 6.2.4 Biodiversity ��������������������������������������������������� 85 5.3.2 Key Stage 2 results 2011 .................................. 64 6.2.5 Manchester In Bloom ................................... 86 5.3.3 Key Stage 4 (GCSE) results 2011 ����������������������� 65 6.2.6 Air quality ����������������������������������������������������� 86 5.3.4 Attendance and persistent absence ............... 66 6.2.7 Contaminated land ...................................... 89 5.3.5 Looked-after children ....................................67 6.2.8 Fly-tipping ................................................... 89 5.4 Routes into work for young people – NEET ....70 6.2.9 Street cleanliness .......................................... 89 5.5 Early Years development ...............................70 6.3 Quality and choice of housing ...................... 90 5.6 Community Budgets and complex families ..... 71 6.3.1 Housing context .......................................... 90 5.7 Priorities for children ......................................73 6.3.1.1 Getting social housing up to standard .......... 90 5.8 Health �����������������������������������������������������������73 6.3.1.2 Tackling empty homes ................................. 90 6.3.1.3 Making neighbourhoods work �����������������������91 6.3.1.4 Meeting demand for affordable housing ........ 92 6.3.1.5 Private sector ................................................ 93 6.3.1.6 Manchester’s housing market .......................94 4 Manchester’s State of the City Report 2011/2012 6.4 Making communities safer ���������������������������99 6.4.1 Reduce key crimes ........................................99 6.4.2 Activity over the past 12 months .................100 6.4.2.1 Reduce key crimes ......................................100 6.4.2.2
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