Delivering Regeneration in a New Context

1. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context Stephen White Housing and Regeneration Directorate 27 August 2009

2. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context What has changed? • Policy • FSF – Roll up with LG settlement 2010-11 • Concordat & SOAs • Economy • Availability of Credit • Impact on Households and Communities • Practice • A challenge to the mainstream

3. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context What’s not changed? Communities continue to experience: • High unemployment and low economic activity levels • High Crime • Poor Health • Low educational attainment • Physical decay and poor environment

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5. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Policy • Beyond the FSF: Tackling High Levels of Multiple Deprivation in Communities • The FSF Approach – a transition to mainstreaming • Working with COSLA – Clarifying Policy • Anticipating SIMD 09– October • Influencing Policy – Commissioned research on the FSF Experience

6. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: A Policy Statement • A governmental commitment to tackling inequalities between communities • The role of SOAs and CPPs • Achieving outcomes by means of area programmes, better targeted services - or both • Continuing relevance of FSF principles • Linked to other social policies and frameworks

7. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Policy Principles • Focus on root causes of established, concentrated multiple deprivation - not only symptoms; • Emphasis on early intervention in potentially vulnerable communities; • Promotion of joint working between community planning partners. Include links to the third and private sectors; • Improving employability as a key means of extending opportunity and tackling high levels of local deprivation; • Enabling resilience and empowering local communities to influence decision making.

8. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Place Making and Economic Downturn • Regeneration is still about realising the potential of place for the benefit of people and vice versa • Linking opportunity with need • Housing and Regeneration/ Renewal levers are different • Government enables/ localities empowered • Co-ordination of place making and people based approaches to community regeneration crucial

9. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Housing and Regeneration Resources 2008-11 • Fairer Scotland Fund • Urban Regeneration Companies • Vacant and Derelict Land • RSL Wider Role • Town Centre Regeneration • c. £650m • Add housing - > £2bn

10. Delivering Regeneration in a New ContextThe Housing Policy Dimension • A housing system that does not meet Scotland’s needs • Not enough affordable homes – increase supply • Not at the expense of standards • Success with education, health etc linked with housing system • Mixed tenure and mixed communities • Recession effects • Housing Supply Task Force – Access to finance; infrastructure provision, planning and land availability

11. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Post FSF - Shift in Emphasis • Policy and Leadership • policy ambition and performance frameworks not a national ring fenced programme • Resources • Seven programmes to FSF… to LG Settlement and all CP partners budgets (and DWP?) • Advice and assistance - ‘Closed shop’ interchange groups to Learning Networks • Measurement of success – SOAs not input/ output with national scrutiny

12. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context:Success Factors • Political Leadership • Partnership working – all sectors • Mainstream engagement – investment and services • Building on economic opportunity/ understanding of social need • Investing in education and skills • Community involvement • Quality sustainable design • Ambitious but realistic outcome targets and timescales

13. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context Stephen White Housing and Regeneration Directorate 27 August 2009