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Newport's Unified Needs Assessment NEWPORT’S UNIFIED NEEDS ASSESSMENT 2013 Edition 3 July 2013 1 Content Introduction 5 The Issue for Newport 6 Our Vision 6 Our Approach 7 About Newport 8 Newport City 8 People 8 Wealth and Deprivation 15 Part 1 - Involving Newport 19 Part 2 – Single Integrated Plan Outcomes 25 People in Newport achieve their full potential 26 Economic Inactivity 28 Unemployment 32 Children Living in Workless Households 36 Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) 39 Key Stage 4 46 Educational Attainment - Poverty 48 Welsh Speakers 51 Primary and Secondary School Attendance 53 Fixed Term Exclusions 55 Adult qualifications 57 Basic Skills 59 Additional indicators 62 Newport has a prosperous and thriving economy 63 Job Density 65 Employee jobs 68 Earnings 71 Active Enterprises 74 Regeneration 77 Digital Inclusion 78 Commuting Patterns 81 Traffic Volumes 83 Road Conditions 84 Tourism 85 Carbon Emissions 88 Air Quality 92 Municipal Waste to Landfill or Incinerated 94 Total Energy Use 96 Street Cleanliness 98 Additional indicators 100 People in Newport are healthy and thriving 101 Still Birth 103 Low Birth Weight 105 Breastfeeding 107 Infant Mortality 109 2 Early Years Vaccination 111 Dental Health 113 Immunisation and Vaccination – children and young people 116 Conception Rate 119 Sexual Health 121 Diabetes 124 Heart and Cardiovascular 126 Respiratory Illness 129 Cancer 132 Mental Health 134 Immunisation and Vaccination – adults 137 Smoking 139 Smoking in Pregnancy 142 Nutrition 144 Physical Activity 147 Overweight or Obese 150 Alcohol Consumption 154 Limiting Long Term Illness 157 Life Expectancy 158 Homelessness 161 Temporary Accommodation 164 Affordable Housing 166 Affordable Warmth 167 Empty Homes 169 Biodiversity 171 Green Space 173 People in Newport live in a safe and inclusive community 175 All Recorded Crime 177 Acquisitive Crime 180 Violent Crime 184 Prolific Offending 188 Youth Justice 190 Anti Social Behaviour 193 Domestic Abuse 196 Deliberate Fires 199 Public Confidence 202 Road Safety 205 Hate Crime 207 Newport is a distinctive and vibrant city 210 Perception of Newport 211 City Centre Competitiveness 213 City Centre Footfall 215 City Centre Safety 217 Additional Information 220 Sustainable Development 220 Equalities and Welsh Language 220 Contact Details 221 3 Families First indicators: Working age people in low income families gain, and progress within, employment Proportion of children living in families in receipt of out of work (means-tested) benefits or in receipt of tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% of median income % of year 11 leavers not in education, employment or training (NEET) Proportion of 18 – 24 year olds claiming Job Seekers Allowance Children, young people and families, in or at risk of poverty, achieve their potential % of pupils eligible for free school meals who achieve the Foundation Phase Indicator (in teacher assessments) compared to pupils who are not eligible for free school meals (FSM) % of pupils eligible for free school meals who achieve the Core Subject Indicator at Key Stage 2, compared to pupils who are not eligible for free school meals % of pupils eligible for free school meals who achieve the Level 2 threshold including a GCSE A*-C in English/Welsh and Maths, at the end of Key Stage 4 compared to pupils who are not eligible for FSM % of half day sessions (overall absence) missed by pupils of compulsory school age attending maintained primary schools and eligible for FSM compared to those pupils who are not eligible for FSM % of half day sessions (overall absence) missed by pupils of compulsory school age attending maintained secondary schools and eligible for FSM compared to those pupils who are not eligible for FSM Children, young people and families are healthy and enjoy wellbeing % of children fully immunised by their 4th birthday % of live births with a birth-weight of less than 2500g Numbers of conceptions under age 16 years per 1000 female residents aged 13 to 15 Proportion of children in reception class who are overweight or obese Families are confident, nurturing, resilient and safe Number of households with dependent children accepted as eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need Number of homeless households with dependent children in temporary accommodation at the end of the period Children in need by parental capacity First time entrants to youth offending teams Communities First indicators: Prosperous communities % income related benefits % children in households on income related benefits % employment related benefits % 16-24 year olds who are not in employment or education (NEETs) Youth offenders (% of population aged 10 to 17) Learning communities Key stage 2/3/4 results Primary and secondary school absence rate (% of half day sessions missed) % 18/19 not entering higher education % of adults with no qualifications Healthier communities % live births with a low birth weight Cancer incidence rate % of population with limiting long term illness % of the population who are obese Gap in life expectancy between most and least deprived % of children reaching or exceeding their developmental milestones at age 3 4 Introduction A Single Integrated Plan (SIP) ‘Feeling Good About Newport’ was published on 1 April 2013. A SIP is the defining statement of strategic planning intent for the local authority area. It contains the LSB’s vision for improving the city over the next three years. The SIP identifies key priorities that, as an LSB, we will work towards achieving over the next few years. These priorities have been identified as those where the LSB and other key stakeholders must work together to achieve success. The SIP replaces the following plans and strategies: Community Strategy Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy Children and Young People’s Plan Community Safety Plan Prosperous Newport Plan The Welsh Government has challenged all local authority areas in Wales to develop a Single Integrated Plan (SIP) and rationalise partnerships by 1 April 2013. The statutory guidance ‘Shared Purpose – Shared Delivery’ sets out the role of local government and their partners, through Local Service Boards (LSBs), in helping to improve service delivery by working together to plan, work, deliver and improve outcomes. The guidance is intended to integrate local service planning, streamline partnership working, and strengthen the strategic role and accountability of the local service board (LSB). In Newport, a review of partnership arrangements was undertaken in 2012 and a new structure is now in place. The guidance replaces existing statutory guidance deriving from a number of pieces of legislation (Community Strategy, Children and Young People’s Plan, Health Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy). Community Safety planning is non-devolved so the guidance is advisory only for Community Safety planning in Wales. The guidance states it is the role of the LSB to use its local needs analysis to determine which will be the highest priorities for local action. There is an expectation from the Welsh Government that a single integrated plan should be underpinned by a single needs assessment, but this should be viewed as part of a more innovative and thorough approach to evidence and analysis. In June 2010, One Newport LSB agreed to a new approach of developing the first Unified Needs Assessment (UNA) which was first published in November 2010 and used to inform the development of the core plans above. A revised version was published in May 2012 which included more detail and analysis in order to meet the statutory requirements of Community Safety planning. Undertaking only one needs assessment has allowed partners to share intelligence, reduce the cost of research and duplication of information, and assess the impact of initiatives over time by continuously monitoring the changing needs of the local population. The UNA has enabled partners to establish a clear set of priorities and will be used to inform the commissioning of services. This new approach supports the work of the single integrated plan and offers the potential to explore closer working relationships between partners. The key building blocks of the Single Plan include a robust evidence base from which to determine the greatest priorities for action at a local level. This UNA provides a more robust approach to analysing the available evidence in order to support an outcomes based approach and identifying priorities for shared action and improvement. This UNA will inform a core set of shared priorities and a common set of outcomes for Newport and its residents. This UNA has enabled partners to pool information and expertise in order to develop a public service ‘intelligence’ function at a local level. Work will continue in Newport to develop a local information system to support this UNA. 5 The UNA is revised on an ongoing basis throughout the year to review existing data, update information and analysis and monitor progress. This report is published on an annual basis, and sets out a summary of the issues facing the local population of Newport and presents public opinion, background information and baseline data which can be used to determine the priorities for the LSB and the Single Plan. The Issue for Newport The Single Integrated Plan (SIP) is designed to reflect local and regional outcomes, and focus on meeting the needs of those residents most in need and those neighbourhoods that are most deprived. Neighbourhood working will put people at the centre of public services and the community. Tackling issues that can make a real difference to people’s lives in the long term is key to the success of this strategy. Sustainable development is the overarching policy framework which integrates social, economic and environmental actions to achieve a common vision for Newport. It involves ensuring that all actions are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and so contribute to overall community wellbeing, now and in the future. Local Profiles The LSB has agreed to develop a neighbourhood working approach to delivering services at a local level.
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