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Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7 th November 2006. Tom Warburton Head of Regeneration, One NorthEast. Outline. English Context Regionalism in England Regional Development Agencies Policy shifts North East of England Region Regional Economic Strategy
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Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7th November 2006 Tom Warburton Head of Regeneration, One NorthEast
Outline • English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy shifts • North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy • Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets
English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy Shifts
Regionalism in England • Government Offices and Regional Planning Guidance pre 1997 • New Labour in power 1997 • Regional Development Act - 1998 • Set up RDAs in 1999 • Regional Economic Strategies • Referendum for directly elected Assemblies –November 2004 - No vote • Regional Assemblies (non-elected) • Regional Spatial Strategies – statutory role in land use planning • Regional Housing Strategies/ Boards (£84 million/annum in NE) • Regional Transport Strategies/ interim Boards (£47 million/ annum in NE)
Regional Development Agencies • 8 Regions (plus LDA in London) • £2 billion per annum • One NorthEast has around £250 million /annum – highest per capita • Statutory role from Act: • economic development and regeneration • business efficiency, investment, competitiveness • promote employment • development and application of skills • contribute to sustainable development
Policy Shifts: Regions • New Deal for Communities • Neighbourhood Renewal • Sustainable Communities Plan/ Housing • City Regional debate • Local Government White Paper • Transport investment/ Boards • “Communities England”: The review of Regeneration (English Partnerships and Housing Corporation merger?) • Sub-National Review • CSR 2007 • Quirk Review of Community Ownership and Management
Policy shifts: RDAs • Single ‘pot’ from 11 previous programmes - 2002 • Role on Housing Boards • Role on Transport Boards • PSA 2 • New Targetary Framework - 2005 • Independent Performance Assessment - 2006 • CSR 2007
North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy
RES priorities • Collective regional leadership • Business • Enterprise • Business solutions • Preparing for structural change • People • Skills • Economic inclusion • Place • Strategic transformational regeneration • Business accommodation • Transport & ICT connectivity • Promoting, enhancing and protecting our natural, heritage and cultural assets
RES targets Move from 80% of national average GVA per head to 90% of national average GVA per head by 2016 Achieve sustainable economic growth through: • Increased participation: Tackle worklessness & unemployment to increase economic activity rate to UK average. (61,000 to 73,000 jobs created by 2016) • Greater productivity: Focus on raising GVA per head i.e. average contribution of each individual worker to GVA. (18,500 to 22,000 new businesses created by 2016)
The RES Principles • Increase productivity and participation • Tackle barriers and constraints • Fewer, bigger more strategic interventions • Clear investment criteria • Maximise economic impact • Sustainability
Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets
One NorthEast: Assets in Regeneration • RDA Role • Economic development • Economic Inclusion - barriers to labour market participation • Community assets vehicles • Local Development Trust (particularly in rural settlements) • Some enterprise assets vehicles • Special Purpose Vehicles/ Local Asset Backed Investment vehicles • Private leverage vehicles using public owned assets or cash • Local, City Regional, Regional, Northern?
Role of other programmes • More local community based programmes • Neighbourhood Renewal/ LSP • Sustainable Communities Plan • New Deal for Communities • Sure start etc • One NorthEast linked but not core role
Community management assets • Quirk Review – October 2006 • Build on Communities taking control • Stephen Thake study of Community assets • Reports to Ruth Kelly and Ed Miliband in Spring 2007 • Community Interest Companies • Potential for asset locked vehicles
Summary • English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy shifts • North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy • Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets